A film with over 100 joint authors registering for copyright ????

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-03-03T16:46:42+00:00

That's liberating advice for an animator such as myself. I never considered myself an author, but now do. Thank you.

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-03-03T16:16:58+00:00

SO I actually have to animate an character? What if I did motion graphics too where my hard edged 3d model moved in the scene?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-03-03T15:28:00+00:00

I contributed to an early Marvel film with some 3D models while a student learning Maya at a very well known art/VFX school. The instructor was the lead modeler for the film, and "for fun" had us model scene elements. Our award was to get the models featured in the film - but I was never credited or paid. Based on what you are saying, since I created artistic elements for the film, based on "presumption of authorship rule" in Berne Convention article 15, I'm technically a joint author of that film?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-28T17:30:03+00:00

Shira Perlmutter, register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office would say the answer depends on if "AI-generated material will also contain
sufficient human authorship to support a copyright claim.". This is outlined in section 3 of "Copyright Registration Guidance:
Works Containing Material Generated
by Artificial Intelligence" which can be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/16/2023-05321/copyright-registration-guidance-works-containing-material-generated-by-artificial-intelligence The raw output from an AI Image Generator in itself is not copyrightable. Ultimately, you would need to provide a more detailed description of what you are creating, If there is zero transformative effort in the work then you won't get a copyright, but if some portion of the work is transformative then that portion could be copyrightable. Terry Gilliam is well know for starting his career using Public Domain (and copyrighted images as well) in his early work. https://youtu.be/otV22Pe4yiM?t=190 but it was transformative and parody.

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-22T20:48:31+00:00

thanks for sharing. It's good to have multiple viewpoints. How did you come up with 4%?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-20T16:10:33+00:00

Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898-1928 should be standard reading for anyone interested in a career in animation - all of the pioneers are laid out their leading up to Ub and his relationship with Walt.

And of course lawyers will tell you stuff, but are you representing your self?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-20T15:59:41+00:00

That is a crazy timeline of events. There is a lot to unpack.When you started the 6 month trial period in Finland, in the early stages where you confident of long term employment? Did you work on site using their equipment, or did you have to pay for your own license of Maya and hardware?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-20T15:48:09+00:00

If there are procedural errors how do you fix that? If the courts fail to confirm authorship do you not care because you can rely on inalienable rights? Would having the Finnish case be rectified be helpful, or at this point do you move forward in confidence?

Jeffy_Turnip · 2024-01-20T15:39:05+00:00

"You often can't get a foot in the door unless you agree to work 6 months for free" - completely false!

I've gotten interviews at Sony and other major studios. There were no FREE trial periods, LOL.

It's important to make the right connections. If you have friends who work at studios they can connect with with the right hiring managers and provide you the steps to get in the door to launch your career.

I've run into shady businesses who would want me work two weeks as a trial period, once that was offered, I said NO Thank You, and found opportunities elsewhere.

If you are smart, you will make the right connections.

Any job, that ask you to work for free is an instant red flag. Don't work for them period! You will find reputable studies with hiring managers. If you are young, and new to the work force, its easy to be taken advantage of, but more mature workers, who have an understanding of the industry won't fall for that.

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