Is it okay to cut movie clips and use them?

[:: Lyon ::]

Hi guys,

I'm making a video advertisement for my church's coming easter camp. I'm just wondering whether it's okay to cut some clips from holywood movies and use these clips on my "home-made" advertisement movie?

Is there any copyright issues/infringement? I'm not gonna sell the video and only cut like a few seconds out of every movie

[kaptain chump]

I don't know the laws regarding clips or anything. Exhibition is the key word here.

Edit/

Who's gonna know?

[betasp]

Hi guys,

I'm making a video advertisement for my church's coming easter camp. I'm just wondering whether it's okay to cut some clips from holywood movies and use these clips on my "home-made" advertisement movie?

Is there any copyright issues/infringement? I'm not gonna sell the video and only cut like a few seconds out of every movie

Yes, you are infringing. It does not have to be for profit...

[Izlude]

what about parody? can you gag up the clip a little and claim parody?

[bloodrain]

lol have you never seen a movie? It only tells you its NOT ok on EVERY SINGLE MOVIE EVER MADE

[TGT]

"Fair use" is a fine line... The only cases in which you would be able to use "clips" are in the following cases:

- Non-profit, educational purposes

- Parodys

- Comment, Critique and Criticism

I think even then, it's safer not to use them in your "advertisements", expescially if it's going to be shown to the general public.

Edit: Just realised you're from Australia, and your fair use laws differ signifigantly. It would be best for you NOT to include clips into advertisement.

Edit: Found this

What is ‘fair use’ in Australia?

The concept of fair use is applicable in the Australian Copyright Act and is technically known as fair dealing. These are exceptions to infringement which allow some uses of copyright material without permission or payment. These exceptions include:

Fair dealing for the purpose of research or study, which allows a student or researcher to copy protected material. Copying 10% or one chapter of a published literary, dramatic or musical work, or one article from a periodical, is deemed to be fair.

Fair dealing for the purpose of criticism or review. This exception allows reviewers to make fair use of copyright material provided they acknowledge the work.

Statutory licences which allow educational institutions, institutions assisting people with disabilities, and Federal, State and Territory governments to copy protected material for defined purposes, without the need to obtain the copyright owner’s permission.

- http://www.johnwiley.com.au/highered/gen-n...-info.html#fair

Edited February 25, 2008 by TGT

[Raa]

Depends on the law in the country.

Here in Australia I believe you may use a certain percentage before it infringes the copyright law. Couldn't be sure though, and that may only apply for private use. If you're making a profit from it, I believe you at least need their permission....

[5Horizons]

Since it's a church (non-profit organization) I'd say short movie clips would fall under fair use.

[abecedarian paradoxious]

If it's for a non-profit use and you are only going to be using clips of a few seconds...

why not contact the copyright holder(s) and ask for permission?

You might find that most are quite obliging.

[:: Lyon ::]

That's why.. I thought I've heard it from someone that assuming I use only 30% of the original (website design, etc) , it's still ok. but it sounds weird though

I'll do some more research or post in an Aussie forum and come back here

why not contact the copyright holder(s) and ask for permission?

So you 're saying I should call/email Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, etc? lol don't even think they'll reply back

Edited February 25, 2008 by :: Lyon ::

[:: Lyon ::]

Well seems that even a few seconds of it is still considered as a copyright infringement.

Didn't know it can be this hard lol

[Fred 69]

I know that our laws (Australian) state that for books it's either 10% or a chapter that you can use before it becomes a legal issue. Maybe it's similar for films?