Cinema Law: Protection for Behind the Scenes Footage

By Patricia Millett
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/cinema_law_us_copyright_law_content_creation_20090825/
Q: About 20 years ago, a U.S. film production had done a location shoot in Japan, and I was one of the local hired crew. Since my position allowed me to shoot photographs on set, I also videotaped the production as well—creating sort of "behind the scenes" videos. The video was never intended for commercial use, just for recording daily activities instead of writing journals on paper. U.S. crew (including producers) knew and acknowledged that I was videotaping.