Movie meets books

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Farael

Would that be legal?

Well, I should make clear that I am not an expert in intellectual property law. But my understanding (not advice ) is that, if the performance is for private use only, there would be no copyright issue under UK law. The law in the US and other countries might be different, though.

In any event, if you are to do this, I would suggest that it be organised privately, rather than publicly on the Barrow-Downs.

[Farael]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

Well, I should make clear that I am not an expert in intellectual property law. But my understanding (not advice ) is that, if the performance is for private use only, there would be no copyright issue under UK law. The law in the US and other countries might be different, though.

In any event, if you are to do this, I would suggest that it be organised privately, rather than publicly on the Barrow-Downs.

I wouldn't mind making it my personal pet project.... if I knew where to find as commited tolkien fans as we have in here! I'd gladly open up a free forum but it'd take me years to gather the kind of people that visit the 'downs.... would it be ok if I opened a thread asking for volunteers to help with the recording? I don't think it can be done any other way....

Edit: Note to self: don't try to discuss something important while writing a lab report... you are bound to forget half of what you want to say.

Anyway, on second thought it should be The Barrow Wight choice to allow (or not) such thread.... but if you don't mind, you could comment on the legal side (as far as your understanding goes) of such thread

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I would suggest that volunteers contact you by PM. Then you can pass on information on a private forum by giving those who want to be involved the URL of that forum - or perhaps a private chat room.

[Farael]

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

I would suggest that volunteers contact you by PM. Then you can pass on information on a private forum by giving those who want to be involved the URL of that forum - or perhaps a private chat room.

But how can I get volunteers if I don't make a public announcement in the forum?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

You already have, right here. If anyone is interested, they should contact you by PM.

[Boromir88]

Well, I should make clear that I am not an expert in intellectual property law. But my understanding (not advice ) is that, if the performance is for private use only, there would be no copyright issue under UK law. The law in the US and other countries might be different, though.

I'm no expert either, but there has been a growing fight in the US over copyright, especially dealing with the internet. With the internet you can download music, movies, books...etc and since government has very minor part of their hands in the internet it's hard to regulate. Several authors like Ray Bradbury are filing many lawsuits on broken copyright laws. Of course this is dealing with the distribution out to the public, not private use. So, it may very well be the same.

[Morsul the Dark]

honestly the thought never crossed my mind at all when i thought up the project....what if we write the Tolkien society and ask them about the legalities of this project?