So, I was wondering about the use of Allen’s book (and voice) in the HBO doc. Why would he give permission to them, but how could they use it without permission?
The LAT reported yesterday that Allen’s publisher (Skyhorse Publishing) is considering a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The Filmmakers are claiming it is Fair Use, which - Wow, does that seem like a stretch. Not only are the excerpts several and extensive, but they are not presented as quotations from his book (though there is on screen text attribution) but as parallel to sound from interviews the makers did with other sources. In other words, the excerpts are used not for educational purposes, not as a prime for discussion, but to create the misleading impression that the makers interviewed Allen and are providing his point of view as part of a balanced presentation. I have embraced a liberal view of Fair Use over the years, but this seems way, way over the line. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-02-22/woody-allen-documentary-memoir-lawsuit-skyhorse On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 at 7:56 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave’s summary of the bias and distortion is accurate, though they > represent Woody with audio from his book, in his voice, which seems like > they would need his permission to do? > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKgGHF-4%2BF0wepGgcRRXcHVdYHF-xjhWZsNvQWS8-h_Dw%40mail.gmail.com.
