Comments on: Am I a Criminal? http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/ Formerly America's Best-Loved Unknown Cartoonist, now independently animating a feature film, "Sita Sings the Blues." Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sounds of Silence « charlestonpeace.net http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-38276 Sounds of Silence « charlestonpeace.net Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:19:54 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-38276 [...] Paley:  Am I a Criminal? ”Naturally I keep up on the latest grim developments in copyright law. The new Enforcement of [...] [...] Paley:  Am I a Criminal? ”Naturally I keep up on the latest grim developments in copyright law. The new Enforcement of [...]

]]> By: admin http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-24077 admin Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:55:24 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-24077 Thanks Ziv! Can't wait to see the action figures and bed sheets. Those aren't just my creative efforts - they'll require a lot of additional effort and money to be produced, and I'm thrilled you're willing to do that. We'll be maintaining a web site listing all the ancillary products that share a portion of their profits with me. Sharing is a selling point - fans of the film will be directed to products that direct money back to me. But if you'd rather invest your money in other advertising and share no profits with me, that's up to you. Do note that you won't be able to copyright or patent these derivative works. So if someone sells knock-offs of your "Sita" action figures, you can't stop them. Sita's distribution plan is based on the free software model, and lawsuits have been brought (and won) against those who tried to "own" free culture. http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/dec/11/cisco-lawsuit/ http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html#x1-130002.5 If you can live with that, please start making those sheets and action figures right now! Especially the sheets. I'd pay for a set of "Sita" sheets, if they're reasonably priced. Thanks Ziv! Can’t wait to see the action figures and bed sheets. Those aren’t just my creative efforts – they’ll require a lot of additional effort and money to be produced, and I’m thrilled you’re willing to do that.

We’ll be maintaining a web site listing all the ancillary products that share a portion of their profits with me. Sharing is a selling point – fans of the film will be directed to products that direct money back to me. But if you’d rather invest your money in other advertising and share no profits with me, that’s up to you.

Do note that you won’t be able to copyright or patent these derivative works. So if someone sells knock-offs of your “Sita” action figures, you can’t stop them. Sita’s distribution plan is based on the free software model, and lawsuits have been brought (and won) against those who tried to “own” free culture.
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/dec/11/cisco-lawsuit/
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/foss-primer.html#x1-130002.5

If you can live with that, please start making those sheets and action figures right now! Especially the sheets. I’d pay for a set of “Sita” sheets, if they’re reasonably priced.

]]> By: Ziv http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-24063 Ziv Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:43:21 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-24063 I viewed your trailer. Love your work. I'm a little surprised, that you are surprised, that you would have to pay substantial licensing fees for composition rights. On the bright side, I'm delighted with your free for all, warm and fuzzy, creative freeware model. I look forward to using your Sita characters for lunch boxes, action figures, cell prints, bed sheets, etc. I can offer you little or nothing and I have the potential to make a few million from your creative efforts. This is going to be great. Thanks! I viewed your trailer. Love your work.

I’m a little surprised, that you are surprised, that you would have to pay substantial licensing fees for composition rights.

On the bright side, I’m delighted with your free for all, warm and fuzzy, creative freeware model. I look forward to using your Sita characters for lunch boxes, action figures, cell prints, bed sheets, etc. I can offer you little or nothing and I have the potential to make a few million from your creative efforts. This is going to be great. Thanks!

]]> By: Keith http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-15572 Keith Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:40:46 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-15572 Let me know and I will help you clear some of these rights. Let me know and I will help you clear some of these rights.

]]> By: Bob Robertson http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-15029 Bob Robertson Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:48:51 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-15029 Nina, I met you some years ago when you started working on this project. I was amazed that you were also an Annette Hanshaw fan (a rather obscure artist), and I have been anticipating seeing your film now for a long time. I've been discussing this copyright issue with other Youtubers for some time, because you know that Youtube is rife with performers who sing popular copyrighted songs. It's piracy when they upload the original artists' videos, but a non-commercial amateur performance video "may" be protected if one secures a special ASCAP license. A Youtube friend of mine got nailed twice, however, but only had to take down the video; she wasn't sued. You might be allowed to exhibit "Sita" on Youtube under these TOS. 'Course you won't make a dime at it, but it could be promotional for your career. My Youtube site is dedicated to promoting "forgotten" popular music from the 1920s and 1930s, and I secure permission from the modern professionals whose videos I present. Take care, have a great time in Athens, and write me sometime - I have a couple of people with short projects who need an animator. Nina, I met you some years ago when you started working on this project. I was amazed that you were also an Annette Hanshaw fan (a rather obscure artist), and I have been anticipating seeing your film now for a long time. I’ve been discussing this copyright issue with other Youtubers for some time, because you know that Youtube is rife with performers who sing popular copyrighted songs. It’s piracy when they upload the original artists’ videos, but a non-commercial amateur performance video “may” be protected if one secures a special ASCAP license. A Youtube friend of mine got nailed twice, however, but only had to take down the video; she wasn’t sued. You might be allowed to exhibit “Sita” on Youtube under these TOS. ‘Course you won’t make a dime at it, but it could be promotional for your career. My Youtube site is dedicated to promoting “forgotten” popular music from the 1920s and 1930s, and I secure permission from the modern professionals whose videos I present. Take care, have a great time in Athens, and write me sometime – I have a couple of people with short projects who need an animator.

]]> By: Stephanie Yuhas http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-14893 Stephanie Yuhas Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:09:15 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-14893 JEEEZE, I am so sorry you are going through this!!! That is the cost of success - everyone wants a "Piece of You". I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best, but until then, chin up! You did an AMAZING job (I just saw "Sita" for the first time at the OIAF - by the way, congrats on the "Honorable Mention!" JEEEZE, I am so sorry you are going through this!!! That is the cost of success – everyone wants a “Piece of You”. I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best, but until then, chin up! You did an AMAZING job (I just saw “Sita” for the first time at the OIAF – by the way, congrats on the “Honorable Mention!”

]]> By: Jim Middleton http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/comment-page-1/#comment-13906 Jim Middleton Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/2008/09/13/am-i-a-criminal/#comment-13906 This is dire news, indeed, since what I have seen of Sita, in its truncated, internet versions is dazzling. The possessors of the copyright to those songs, if they are anything other than glassed, classless conglomerates, have done naught with them for generations; but, like the oil drilling scam, they want to hold onto their bribed access "rights" to the exclusion of all others. This is a wake up call to any artist, or aspirant thereto. Now I'm going to reassess my Mikado project...maybe Disney bought the carcasses of Gilbert and Sullivan and is making genetic hay with their DNA. This is dire news, indeed, since what I have seen of Sita, in its truncated, internet versions is dazzling. The possessors of the copyright to those songs, if they are anything other than glassed, classless conglomerates, have done naught with them for generations; but, like the oil drilling scam, they want to hold onto their bribed access “rights” to the exclusion of all others.
This is a wake up call to any artist, or aspirant thereto.
Now I’m going to reassess my Mikado project…maybe Disney bought the carcasses of Gilbert and Sullivan and is making genetic hay with their DNA.

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