Then again that chances of the companies seeing it is very slim and for the most part its free advertising for their franchise.
YT only short fan-film would most likely slip under the radar of most studios.
for my fan film; this I tried, I went to the top, I explained what I set out to do, I explained what I had, what I wanted to use.... and I'm sure all the big movie making companies, directors, producers, etc, etc, etc hire people to 'filter' what contact they get.It's always a good idea to ask for permission just in case.
Your home, your car, the money in your bank, your credit history. Picture it gone. Comfortable with that? Then go for it!
I cannot see it being illegal, but you certainly couldn't make any profit off of it without the owner's permission.
It's not illegal to ask for money to help make a fan film, but it is illegal to sell your fan film for money.
That is where i stand.
chances of the companies seeing it is very slim and for the most part its free advertising for their franchise.
I have been under the impression that raising money using other people's IP is illegal but recently I have been seeing more and more crowd funding campaigns for fan films, some of them successful. Anyone know if this is actually legal, illegal or something in between?
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I am working on a fan film now thats in preproduction and we had an IndieGoGo that was successful. We have said more times than i can count that we are not in any way affiliated with the people who hold rights and it is strictly a fan film being released to youtube and we are not making money off of it. The money raised was only to buy props, makeup, food, etc. It is just a fan film being made by fans for fans and release is free. I am sure if we were selling it and making a profit off of it there be some legal issues though. Then again that chances of the companies seeing it is very slim and for the most part its free advertising for their franchise.
Picking up here again...
This videogaming article was just published today:
http://cramgaming.com/youtube-getting-tough-video-game-monetization-12989/
Even though it's talking about the gaming video sector, it might be of interest to you, 'cos this is certainly already in the works for essentially any video content with an easily identifiable copyright.