: Copyright of screens/movie posters I am writing a (commercial) book about cinema and reviews of movies. My question is about the pictures to illustrate the text. For example I suppose that I
I am writing a (commercial) book about cinema and reviews of movies. My question is about the pictures to illustrate the text.
For example I suppose that I can't use the promotional poster of a movie without paying for it.
Then what about a simple screen of the movie? Do I need the authorization?
At least can I use (for free) a portrait of the director of the movie?
Note: This is an author edition.
More posts by @Samaraweera193
: How to publish my Research Publication I do have little research experience on "Web Security" and I made some inventions in that. I have patented my inventions and now when I was trying to
: How difficult is it to get published? - The Objective Version Possible Duplicate: Does anyone know the average number of times a new author has to submit before acceptance? I've
1 Comments
Sorted by latest first Latest Oldest Best
I've just written a book and that same issue, needing lots of images from films to illustrate it. I'm going to assume that its some kind of 'educational' work in that its purpose is to teach people something, and in that case, according to my publisher it's okay to go ahead and use posters, promotional materials and screengrabs if the films are reasonably old (say 2 or 3 years) because they can claim fair use under a provision for education that all publishers lean on when they sell these types of books.
I was dubious at first but they've been in a business a long time and the reality is that if this wasn't the case then no educational books would ever be published with images because the returns could never justify the probable costs of paying for them.
Hope that helps.
Terms of Use Privacy policy Contact About Cancellation policy © selfpublishingguru.com2024 All Rights reserved.