When Works Collide: Derivative Motion Pictures, Underlying Rights, and the Public Interest

Authors

Peter Jaszi, American University Washington College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1981

Journal

UCLA Law Review

Volume

28

Issue

4

First Page

715

Last Page

815

Abstract

Dramatic motion pictures' are prime examples of what copyright law terms "derivative works' because they are almost invariably based upon one or more prior works. Derivative works are so-called because they borrow from original works whether or not those works are in the same media. The universe of derivative works is broad. It encompasses everything from stuffed toys representing cartoon characters to translations of serious-minded literature.

Recommended Citation

Peter Jaszi, When Works Collide: Derivative Motion Pictures, Underlying Rights, and the Public Interest, 28 UCLA Law Review 715 (1981).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2104