An actress using clips from an unreleased movie for her acting reel is transformative and doesn't harm the market for that film, a California federal judge has ruled.
In May 2018, director Robin Bain sued an actress from her 2016 film Nowhereland for using clips from the movie on her demo reel without permission. The actress, Jessica Taylor Haid, hired L.A. MediaWorks to edit her reel, and the company removed watermarks from the clips, which prompted claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Hain countersued for breach of contract and failure to pay minimum ...
In May 2018, director Robin Bain sued an actress from her 2016 film Nowhereland for using clips from the movie on her demo reel without permission. The actress, Jessica Taylor Haid, hired L.A. MediaWorks to edit her reel, and the company removed watermarks from the clips, which prompted claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Hain countersued for breach of contract and failure to pay minimum ...
- 8/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An actress using clips from an unreleased movie for her acting reel is transformative and doesn't harm the market for that film, a California federal judge has ruled.
In May 2018, director Robin Bain sued an actress from her 2016 film Nowhereland for using clips from the movie on her demo reel without permission. The actress, Jessica Taylor Haid, hired L.A. MediaWorks to edit her reel, and the company removed watermarks from the clips, which prompted claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Hain countersued for breach of contract and failure to pay minimum ...
In May 2018, director Robin Bain sued an actress from her 2016 film Nowhereland for using clips from the movie on her demo reel without permission. The actress, Jessica Taylor Haid, hired L.A. MediaWorks to edit her reel, and the company removed watermarks from the clips, which prompted claims for copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Hain countersued for breach of contract and failure to pay minimum ...
- 8/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Director Robin Bain is suing an actress from her 2016 film Nowhereland, alleging the actress used clips from the project on her demo reel without permission.
Bain is suing Jessica Taylor Haid, also known as Jessica Cesaro, Film Independent and L.A. MediaWorks for copyright infringement, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and conversion.
The director says she submitted a watermarked version of the film to Film Independent's LA Film Festival in December 2015 and February 2016, and claims the terms did not provide the organization with further transfer rights. The same winter, Haid asked Bain to release ...
Bain is suing Jessica Taylor Haid, also known as Jessica Cesaro, Film Independent and L.A. MediaWorks for copyright infringement, violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and conversion.
The director says she submitted a watermarked version of the film to Film Independent's LA Film Festival in December 2015 and February 2016, and claims the terms did not provide the organization with further transfer rights. The same winter, Haid asked Bain to release ...
- 5/17/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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