Commons:Deletion requests/File:Gone With The Wind trailer (1939).webm

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File:Gone With The Wind trailer (1939).webm[edit]

If it was promoting a 1961 re-release of the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind, then the trailer is not a pre-release. Rather this was derived from the film, twenty-two years after its initial release.

Furthermore, the trailer contains copyright notice of the movie itself. Well, the font is yellow and more modern yet still traditional, meaning that the credits from the film weren't used.

Also, the film itself was renewed for copyright in 1966 or 1967, several years after the trailer. As a derivative of the film, the film's copyright must apply to the reissue trailer. Another DR discussion (of unrelated reissue trailer) and COM:PRP should apply, despite the file's status as a Featured Medium. George Ho (talk) 23:14, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Almost forgot: the film's copyright lasts until 1 January 2035 (or 31 December 2034), ninety-five years after the film's first release. Oh, and just found the film's copyright renewal. George Ho (talk) 23:24, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep Per [1] and [2], all US trailers released before 1964 required a separate copyright, therefore these scenes used in the trailer fell into public domain. Also, the copyright renewal states "a photoplay in twenty-six reels", which means it only applies to the film itself, not related promotional works. --Mayimbú (talk) 18:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
From first link you cited: if they contain no copyright notice. However, this trailer contains the copyright notice seen at 0:15 or 0:16: "©MCMXXXIX by Selznick International Pictures, Inc." Using the film's copyright on the reissue trailer would mean the trailer is still a (later) derivative of "a photoplay in twenty-six reels". How else do you explain that? Also, COM:DW should apply to this trailer, and the second link you cited refers to only pre-release trailers lacking copyright notice.
Hmm... Links about derivative works seem interesting: this and that... and that. George Ho (talk) 19:30, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I see, you've majorly contributed to the file, right? George Ho (talk) 19:41, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I have uploaded separately the original 1939 trailer. — Racconish 💬 20:14, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The one you reverted back to isn't the pre-release "original 1939 trailer" as you asserted. It's for one of 1990s or 2000s re-release. The trailer has this: "Back on the big screen in a breathtaking new restoration". This means the trailer was promoting one of the film's re-releases. Also, it has this copyright notice at the end: "© 1939 Turner Entrainment Co."
    Furthermore, the fades between clips are too highly advanced and too modern to consider the trailer very old. Look at the graphics, fonts, and so forth. George Ho (talk) 20:17, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed and deleted. — Racconish 💬 20:32, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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