Re: Movie clips legal question

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in 
misc.legal.moderated, Movie Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I plan to use clips from many movies and compile a dvd of my own. I
>also plan on selling that DVD commercially. What are the licensing
>issues in doing this? is it legal? What would one need to do in terms
>of legality?

You need to get permission from the copyright holder of every movie. 
Start with the respective studios, which probably control 
distribution rights or can direct you if they don't.

Whoever owns copyright is going to want a stiff licensing fee. They 
will have lawyers; you should have one or you'll get creamed in 
negotiations.

This is not something you can do on the cheap.

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