New USC Cinema Copyright Policy Supporters - Visitor Comments & Inquires
Let us know if you want film students to hang on to the Copyright to their work
email: info@CopyrightUSC.com |

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Our Directory - USC Cinema Copyright for short films

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U.S. Copyright Registration is a key to protecting your Story Rights
USC Cinema now offers no instruction on U.S. Copyright Law for stories - treatments - scripts - short films
In 2008 USC Cinema still claims to own the Copyright to the short films made by SCA film students

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USC Cinema Copyright Policy 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2004 Ethics | 2005 | 2007 | JL Policy 2008 PDF

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USC Cinema prior Copyright transfer agreement | students were required to sign this document

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USC Cinema Copyright Policy violates their own Code of Conduct |
What is: USC Copyright Law?

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AUDIO RECORDING
JOHN LONGENECKER
Copyright USC Cinema - JL 2007 comments at an Art Institutes Film Production Class |

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Elizabeth Daley and Copyright for short films at USC Cinema.

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Supporters - Visitor Comments & Inquires
Your comments - ask questions - we'll research the answers
Contact us by email: info@CopyrightUSC.com |

Our goal here is to allow student filmmakers to keep the © copyright  to their original works of authorship -- their original stories - treatments - scripts and completed short films -- made at USC. Clearly it will be an uphill battle. USC copyright policy that transfers the copyright of student films to the University is deeply entrenched - 2000 - 2005 - Sept. 2007. It's like a brick wall. We may never move USC to give an inch. Still, it's the right thing for USC Cinema to do, so we ought to let the University know we are learning more about U.S. copyright law, we're passing along that information, and we are willing to shine a bright light on their ridiculous copyright policy. 

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USC Cinema Copyright Policy

After 28 years the Authors - the USC Cinema Film Students who created Broncho Billy - now own the Copyright to the short film. U.S. Copyright Law later was revised in favor of corporations, institutions and moive studios. Individual Authors can no longer renew the Copyright to their works during the 28th year - or at any time. Once transferred, Copyright is gone from the Authors forever. Thus, if a USC Cinema film student does not start off owning the copyright to their original work - their short film - they never will. Finally we got our Copyright for our film. Now we are seeking changes in USC Cinema policy so future film students can own the copyright to their films as well.

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USC Cinema Copyright Policy

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What is: USC Copyright Law? Copyright.gov |