On 9/18/06, User:Unforgettableid unforgettableid@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/18/06, Stephen Streater sbstreater@mac.com wrote:
There may be rights issues as well. It's not as simple as just uploading a video, unfortunately. Some content I have shot is only available for non-commercial use because it was shot in Royal Parks, so this cannot be released under a free licence so cannot be included in Wikipedia.
Why would that be? Can a tree, a river, or a building be copyrighted? You claim that there "may" be rights issues but you have not cited any American law which back up your claim.
I suspect that the issues here are not copyright nor trademark law but contract law. The contract a film-maker must sign in order to be allowed to film in a certain place may restrict the film-maker's ability to issue the work under a free license.
-Matt