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Nollywood has closed down and is now showing films.
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 1056125" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>Copyright law in the UK would disagree with you!</p><p></p><p><strong>Type of work</strong> <strong>How long copyright usually lasts</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Written, dramatic, musical and artistic work 70 years after the author’s death </p><p>Sound and music recording 70 years from when it’s first published </p><p>Films 70 years after the death of the director, screenplay author and composer </p><p>Broadcasts 50 years from when it’s first broadcast </p><p></p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/copyright/how-long-copyright-lasts" target="_blank">How copyright protects your work</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>And of course where these old programmes / films are concerned they all have to be checked they are cleared for reshowing - actors or if they have died their estates, musicians, music authors etc - all have to be cleared. This is not a cheap process which is why its often too much trouble to get old series sorted for DVD release - especially where paperwork has gone missing as tv companies have closed / amalgamated etc..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 1056125, member: 176362"] Copyright law in the UK would disagree with you! [B]Type of work[/B] [B]How long copyright usually lasts[/B] Written, dramatic, musical and artistic work 70 years after the author’s death Sound and music recording 70 years from when it’s first published Films 70 years after the death of the director, screenplay author and composer Broadcasts 50 years from when it’s first broadcast Source: [URL="https://www.gov.uk/copyright/how-long-copyright-lasts"]How copyright protects your work[/URL] And of course where these old programmes / films are concerned they all have to be checked they are cleared for reshowing - actors or if they have died their estates, musicians, music authors etc - all have to be cleared. This is not a cheap process which is why its often too much trouble to get old series sorted for DVD release - especially where paperwork has gone missing as tv companies have closed / amalgamated etc.. [/QUOTE]
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