QUESTION
How do I go about getting the necessary information and, once I have said information, getting the movie copyright?
Asked on Apr 14th, 2013 on Entertainment Law - California
More details to this question:
I'm interested in making a play of the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," but I'm having difficulty finding the copyright information.
3 ANSWERS
The U.S. Copyright Office should have a record of who owns the copyright to the play, and the play/book and any other material it was based on. You can check those records on-line at the Library of Congress website.
Answered on Apr 16th, 2013 at 9:38 PM
Theodore M. Roe
You should engage a qualified copyright attorney. This is a hyper-technical and nuanced area of law. You would be better off hiring an expert rather than trying to do this on your own.
Answered on Apr 16th, 2013 at 9:37 PM
Susan Marie Basko
Contact a lawyer and let them help you. I do this sort of work and so do others. But first things first, I am not sure you need the movie copyright to make a stage play of this. It would depend on the contract the writer had with the film company. Let a lawyer help you. Getting proper legal work should be part of your budget.
Answered on Apr 16th, 2013 at 4:36 PM