TV ads violated copyright
OT news / p2pnet: A Swedish TV channel violated copyright by inserting ads in its films, a court of appeal ruled unanimously.
Filmmakers Claes Eriksson and Vilgot Sjöman, who died recently, complained when TV4 screened Sjöman’s ‘Alfred’ and Eriksson’s ‘Hajen som visste för mycket‘ (The shark who knew too much) – complete commercial breaks, says The Local, going on:
"Eriksson and Sjöman have now won twice – after Stockholm district court found in their favour in December 2004."
The court ruled TV4 had altered the films and infringed the copyright holders’ distinctive character, says the story, adding:
"Since losing the case in the district court, TV4 has inserted a new clause in all agreements with Swedish directors, making it clear that there will be ad breaks in films screened."
Also See:
The Local – TV ads break copyright law, April 12, 2006
April 12th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
That’s retarded. TV is doing you a favor by showing your film to the masses. Why shit on them?
April 15th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Well, maybe because there are still people who aren’t completely feed up with capitalist values.
Nobody ever told the film producers they were going to have breaks in their movie to show advertisement. Of course they should be mad if a TV company is making money by showing ads in the middle of their movie. Not only does it ruin the flow of the movie, it also makes the movie a tool for showing advertisment, something they never intended to.
You’re so used to it that you don’t realize it. What if I produced a song, and MTV decided to play it… In the middle of the song they take a break to show advertisement for a cigarette brand. Sure I’d be happy they play my song, but sure as hell would not that they use it to make money, that they cut the song in half and that they use my song to advertise some product I might not find very good.