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http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=2275532&navname=General%20&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/hindustantimes/general/hindustantimes.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com
The legends of Indian cinema — Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy and Raj Kapoor — may be dead,
but their legacy still commands a price in the Indian film industry.
In most cases, families of the filmmakers no longer hold the copyright.
They are now with big production houses like Shemaroo, Eros International and Yash Raj productions.
If the Film Makers already have sold the rights of their films to production houses
like EROS, Shemaroo YRF etc, then why will they (film makers) care to restore their film at all ??
Moreover Film Rights are for 50-60 Yrs only (presently). Even if they didn't sell rights,
most of the classics (till 1950s) must be in the public domain now.
I thought the video rights are sold for a limited time and afterwards they revert back to
the original makers ??Do they ??
In my opinion, even if the video rights are sold to production houses
like EROS, TS, YRF, Shemaroo etc, original makers should still hold the rights to their work and their upkeep ??
What do you think ??
Here is the complete news article:
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http://publication.samachar.com/pub_art ... machar.comExtend copyright period for films to 100 yrs: industryChetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times
The legends of Indian cinema — Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy and Raj Kapoor — may be dead,
but their legacy still commands a price in the Indian film industry,
which wants to hold on to the copyright of their works.
In the amendments sought to the Copyright Act, 1957 by the government,
the Producers Guild has made a vehement appeal to extend the copyright period for cinematic works to 100 years.
The Act prescribes a uniform period of 60 years to claim copyright,
even though the international norm as per the World Intellectual Rights Organisation is 50 years.
What has apparently prompted the move is that the copyright of many of the works of
RK Films, the production house of Raj Kapoor, and well-known movies of Guru Dutt and
Bimal Roy, would be coming to an end very soon.
In most cases, families of the filmmakers no longer hold the copyright.
They are now with big production houses like Shemaroo, Eros International and Yash Raj productions.
Losing copyright would mean losing business because old Bollywood movies are still in
great demand in the domestic as well as in the international market, says a film industry source.
Therefore, Indian film bigwigs like Yash Raj Productions have asked the HRD Ministry to
extend the copyright of cinematic works to 100 years.
This was in response to comments sought from different sections on the amendments in
the Copyright Act. Interestingly, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has also backed the film industry’s claim.
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