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It's not as if B&W movies or pictures are taken away, it's just a fun exercise for NN to play with.
by jojobas 3y ago
It's not as if B&W movies or pictures are taken away, it's just a fun exercise for NN to play with.
- hedora 3y agoDue to the magic of the DMCA’s anti-circumvention clauses, the B&W movie can be taken away. The last time I checked, “the source is public domain” is not a valid defense against the pro-DRM parts of that law.
- jojobas 3y agoSo, source is public domain somebody "owns copyright" on colorizing it, and you can no longer access the B&W source due to DMCA? That's pretty perverse, got any links for a primer?
- grncdr 3y agoNot specific to colorization, but didn’t something like this happen with the Star Wars trilogy? Lucas made a re-release with a few edits (that were not universally liked) and it’s now impossible to purchase a new copy of the original version (or something like that, I only remember hearing about it).
- jojobas 3y agoWell Star Wars wasn't public domain, and I can't see why the copyright holders would be forced to keep selling old versions. But fair point, non-public-domain B&W could be withdrawn from distribution.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoWould a B&W film republished in color cause the original film to have its copyright extended?
- IIsi50MHz 3y agoNo, derivatives works do not affect the copyright status of the original. At least in USA.