Hello Monique, I had the same thoughts as Jessica about claiming fair use for the images, but also--like Jessica--wondered if the international nature of the scholarship, or publisher requirements, were driving his search for permissions.
Anyhow, I think I may have some useful information for your scholar. I noticed this film was used in an episode of MST3K, leading me to wonder if it might be public domain. Alas, the film's copyright was renewed in 1995: Type of Work: Motion Picture Registration Number / Date: RE0000703392 / 1995-06-29 Renewal registration for: LP0000035115 / 1967-05-17 Title: The 1,000,000 eyes of Su-Maru. Copyright Claimant: Sumuru Films, Ltd. (PWH) Names: Sumuru Films, Ltd. It appears that Sumuru Films, Ltd. was subsequently dissolved, but that their holdings would have transferred to (Sumuru director) Harry Alan Towers' company Towers of London (Film) Limited <https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07750328>. The current director of the company is Veronique Beatrix Van Broekhoven. The researcher can contact her via snail mail at 2 Castle Gate Mill, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5SJ in the UK. Towers' widow--Austrian actress/Jesus Franco regular Maria Rohm--has a website and may be able to provide a more modern form of contact info for the company. http://www.mariarohm.com/contact-maria/ The BFI catalog <http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/simple> lists a print of the film and a small collection of ephemera, including press books and a script treatment, in their Special Collections. All best, Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu Schedule a meeting during my office hours <http://paleystudy.temple.edu/appointment/8617> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow you sure come up with obscure ones. > > I am not clear what the scholar wants the images for but if it for > something in the US it would almost surely be covered by "fair use" since > he only wants images. One problem might be that if he needs them for a book > or similar publishers often require clearance even if it is not legally > needed but then again use outside the US is not so clear. > > > There is a good chance the film does not even have a valid US copyright > however since it was not made in the US, a retroactive copyright could > theoretically be filed. > > There appear to be some copies of questionable origin floating around the > internet. > > Good Luck > > Jessica > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Threatt, Monique Louise < > mthre...@indiana.edu> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I have a doozy of a request. >> >> >> >> I have a scholar from Russia who is trying to track down permission to >> reuse images from the film “The Million Eyes of Sumuru,” (1967). >> >> >> >> He is also interested to find archival resources as well. >> >> >> >> I’ve checked the imdb.com database, but I was unable to find a link to >> the original production company. >> >> >> >> Worldcat lists UCLA Film & Television Archives as owning a film print. >> However, when I visited the UCLAF&TA website and searched their catalog, >> this title did not appear. >> >> >> >> Any help is greatly appreciated about where a person might find the >> rights to reuse images from this film, as well as which archive, if any, >> has film memorabilia, etc. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Monique >> >> Head, Media Services >> >> Herman B Wells Library >> >> Indiana University Bloomington >> >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> >> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
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