On 9/18/06, User:Unforgettableid <unforgettableid(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 9/18/06, Stephen Streater
<sbstreater(a)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