The ONLY case I know of DID not involve and academic use but the publication Variety. It was a scary case because it was decided by summery judgement that they could NOT use a publicity still which ironically they HAD permission from the publisher of the still (MGM) but NOT the owner of the film ( a cranky guy in New York) This MAY have been overturned on appeal but I don't know. I found that it is not so much any actual legal rulings but a general skittishness among publishers that has lead to a rapid increase in their refusal to use photos without written permission -- Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 [log in to unmask] > From: "Pizzato, Mark" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:37:49 -0500 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Copyright for Film Stills > > Does anyone know of cases where authors of academic books (monographs, not > textbooks) were sued by film companies for using photo stills as > illustrations without written permission? > > Or does "fair use" cover that--along with their use in periodical articles? > > What is the current risk in using production photos from films, as academic > book illustrations, without permission? > > mp > > Mark Pizzato, PhD > Assoc. Prof. of Theatre > Dept. of Dance and Theatre > UNC-Charlotte > Charlotte, NC 28223 > fax: 704-687-3795 > phone: 704-687-4488 > (go to www.quickdonations.com > and give life with a click > of your mouse) > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite