Posted by phlegmgem at pcp954550pcs.bechgr01.in.comcast.net on February 07, 2002 at 13:12:04:
In Reply to: important question: copyrighted material in movies posted by phlegmgem on February 06, 2002 at 23:38:44:
: I'm writing a script for a movie that I plan on sending to festivals and contests... and I was wondering:
: how are copyright issues handled for movies?
: Such as... a character in the movie talking about a video game (for example, Grand Theft Auto), or a character in the movie referring to a movie (such as, "haven't you ever seen Ace Ventura?"), or a character in the movie wearing a band t-shirt (like Guns & Roses)?
: Do film festivals generally have a rule concerning this kind of thing?
: I don't want to get finished shooting the movie (which will be shot on video, if that matters) and find out that you have to have to handle copyrighted things a certain way, and it all be totally screwed.
: So if anyone could help me out, or give me an idea of where to get information about this kind of stuff, I would appreciate it.
: A lot.