My friend and I were having a talk the other day. And he said that since I didn't register a copyright for "Ping-Pong Master" (my debut short), anybody could use the movie, images, footage, whatever, and there's nothing I could do about it, because I don't have proof that I'm the owner or anything.
I disagreed with him and said since I created the images, the movie, I'm the owner of the footage. If somebody DID use my footage or my movie without my consent, I would have proof that I'm the creator. That would be through EVERYONE who owns a copy, EVERYONE who helped on the project, etc., the billing date of the hard copy DVDs, the fact that I have it on Createspace, the created date of the images and files on my hard drive...
I was a little frustrated. And I think I'm right, but he said unless I register a copyright, I could do nothing about it if somebody wanted to use the movie or the footage because, he says "movies and music are different than books". Really?
Okay... so could y'all help me out here. Am I right, or is he?
Thank you. Whew... I need a drink now.
I disagreed with him and said since I created the images, the movie, I'm the owner of the footage. If somebody DID use my footage or my movie without my consent, I would have proof that I'm the creator. That would be through EVERYONE who owns a copy, EVERYONE who helped on the project, etc., the billing date of the hard copy DVDs, the fact that I have it on Createspace, the created date of the images and files on my hard drive...
I was a little frustrated. And I think I'm right, but he said unless I register a copyright, I could do nothing about it if somebody wanted to use the movie or the footage because, he says "movies and music are different than books". Really?
Okay... so could y'all help me out here. Am I right, or is he?
Thank you. Whew... I need a drink now.