Action-Adventure Godzilla Minus One

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, seems Japanese copyright is different than US in that regard.

• Corporate Cinematographic Works copyrights last 70 years in Japan
• Cinematographic Works published prior to 1971 follow the "Kurosawa Rule", so Lifetime of the "Author" plus 38 Years with the "Author" understood to be the Director
• The courts in Japan have evidently been vague about cinematographic authorship, so it's possible they could expand it at some point to include the Screenwriters and Composers like in Europe
• In the US, copyrights on every Godzilla movie were renewed for pre-1978 films so they are all expire at the end of 95 years
• The US does not follow the "Rule of the Shorter Term", so the American and Japanese copyright expiration dates do not match.

 

[Pennywise]

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Takashi Yamazaki; ‘Here’ VFX Pros Weigh In on AI at VES Awards

'Godzilla Minus One' director Takashi Yamazaki; 'Here' VFX pros talked about AI, backstage at the Visual Effects Society Awards

variety.com

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

I just hope the Japan Collector's Edition of Minus One gets a restock at some point!

 

[Sithborg]

Still using the incorrect $15 million figure.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Only chiming in and resurrecting this to say that I've been waiting for months for the Blu-ray Deluxe Japan Collector's Edition of Minus One to go back on sale.

It did...and you bet I dropped everything I was doing to purchase that! Even if the special features don't have subtitles, I can live with that.