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What happens if you owe a bunch of late fees at a movie rental place and then you die before you pay them?

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:46:01 +0000

lukezzzzzz asked:

I just woke up in the middle of the night and thought of it and i wont be able to sleep untill i find out the answer

Is a recording of a music box that plays a public domain classical melody copyrighted by the box manufacturer?

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:43:50 +0000

Kazuki Mishima asked:

I want to use a recording of a music box playing a theme from one of Claude Debussy’s Arabesques in Creative Commons-licensed music. Should I be concerned about copyright issues?
I would be recording the sound produced by the music box myself.

Why do film classification boards bother putting age guidance limits on films?

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:55:58 +0000

God asked:

I know for a fact that people rarely adhere to them or pay attention at all.

Why don’t they just make all films PG? Surely it should be up to the parent to decide what their child is exposed to, not the government?
You haven’t taken into account my political point. Choosing what someone elses child can and can’t see is an erosion of civil liberties and is a step toward facism.

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How can I go about including music in online church videos?

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:29:14 +0000

Jay asked:

I’m currently doing some design work for a church that is looking into putting videos of some activities online. The videos are of church activities, but they would like to put clips of recent Christian music in as a soundtrack. I’ve been doing some research and the copyright stuff seems to get a bit fuzzy based on commercial/non-commercial stuff.

So – is this a possibility? I have found various pod-safe music sites online, but obviously the church would like to go with music containing Christian themes. Any suggestions?
PLEASE include citations if you offer any advice. This isn’t a question that can ride on I THINK this is ok… answers since it could end up leading towards serious legal situations.

What would the police do if a 14 yr old was reported for using a BitTorrent client to download films?

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:37:29 +0000

neelradhakrishnan asked:

My freind uses utorrent to download films (new, professional films, eg Bourne Ultimatum) to his PC. His dad found out and threatened to tell the police. My freind is 14 and lives in England.

What actions would the police take, assuming there was proof that films were being downloaded?

Would the fact that the films are American make a diffence (would the MPAA or film studios become involved)?

Would he/she be taken to court by the police or the companies/MPAA?

What sort of sentence could be made?

Where can I find information on the public showing of films and the copyright laws surrounding it?

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:21:23 +0000

Munchies09 asked:

A group of friends and I want to start a film appreciation society at our university and want to use the universities facilities to show these films. The films will be any film we deem a classic but we are worried that we might be violating some or other copyright law. We aren’t going to be making money off of this but we still want to be on the safe side. Anyone know where I can find the relevant information? Oh, and we are from South Africa, so the relevant laws would only be of the international persuasion.

Do you have to pay a copyright to show films in a college classroom?

admin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:58:32 +0000

Myrna V asked:

In a class for classic films, do you have to pay a copyright charge to show dvd’s of classic films that are to be discussed?

Why is making **** films legal, while prostitution is illegal?

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:37:00 +0000

Justin C asked:

To make pornographic films, people are paid to perform sexual acts whilst being filmed. The only difference with prostitution is the absence of a camera.