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On Tue, 17 Jan 1995 14:09:29 CST Corey Creekmur said:
 
>                    should we be able to see the work of a filmmaker even
>if that filmmaker doesn't want us to?  Should we be so eager to disrespect
>the filmmaker's wishes after their deaths?
 
On what basis can we claim the right to see a film that the filmmaker did
not want displayed?
 
Copyright protection (statutory and common law) give authors complete
control over their works.  We outsiders may not like that but we have no
claim that I can see to override their opinions.
 
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Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia
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