8mm Forum: Downloading public domain trailers

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Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on July 14, 2007, 11:06 AM:

Hi are there any sites where you can download to keep film trailers in say dvd quality.
Any links appreciated please if there are.
Many thanks Mark.

Posted by Matthias Reichl (Member # 857) on July 14, 2007, 12:42 PM:

Something like this:
http://www.movie-list.com
http://www.trailerdownload.net
?

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Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on July 14, 2007, 04:42 PM:

Thanks Mathias, much appreciated.
Best wishes Mark.

Posted by John Bruce (Member # 4950) on August 14, 2015, 06:36 PM:

you don't need to download trailers..you can download full movies using popcorntime client. Most of the movies are free and ad free. Thank me later for this!

Posted by Mike Newell (Member # 23) on August 15, 2015, 11:04 AM:

I think Mark wants to make up a trailer reel of different movies.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on August 15, 2015, 01:00 PM:

One thing you can do Is go to youtube, check for the trailer you'd like to download (I'm not sure, but I think trailers are public domain in general, but if I am wrong, someone please correct me) ...

Look for a "HD" marking on the listing for the trailer, which will denote that it is at least 720p ...

Then go to the "Keep Vid" website, but before going there, highlight the website address for the trailer, (ya know, up above there), by hitting "Ctrl" and "c" together, and then pasting it into the box by hitting "Ctrl" and "v". Keep Vid will give you a download link to download it onto your own PC.

Please note: this advice is given in order to download public domain files and not anyone's (that includes film studios, ect) copyrighted material. If you don't know for sure if it's copyright free, best check on that first and then it should be OK to legally download. For instance, on my music video, I always list the copyright for my music with my production company, but you might have to look further than that.

Could someone clear up as to whether film studio trailers are copyrighted?

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 15, 2015, 01:59 PM:

When I worked in cinemas in the earlier days we used to throw away trailers after use, but towards the end of film in cinemas the companies kept a tight rein on trailers and demanded their return.
I guess they were copyright.

Posted by Graham Sinden (Member # 431) on August 15, 2015, 02:25 PM:

I always thought that movie trailers were copyright free but not sure about leagaly releasing them on DVD. I cant imagine some company releasing a DVD of star wars trailers without Disney and George Lucas stopping it. Copyright has always been a very complicated issue.

Graham

Posted by Paul Suchy (Member # 80) on August 15, 2015, 02:49 PM:

The film companies did indeed start demanding trailers back when I was a theatre manager in the late 90's; this was due to the fact that the theatre employees started taking trailers home and selling them on eBay.

Posted by Joe McAllister (Member # 825) on August 16, 2015, 06:01 AM:

quote:
I always thought that movie trailers were copyright free but not sure about leagaly releasing them on DVD. I cant imagine some company releasing a DVD of star wars trailers without Disney and George Lucas stopping it. Copyright has always been a very complicated issue.

Graham

I believe Trailers are or were copyright free in the UK at least as they are advertising material and therefore considered differently from the films they present. However the film companies take a dim view of anyone making money from them either by selling DVD copies or eBaying them so may raise an objection which it would be uneconomical to contest legally. Might being all too often right. Also there is no fixed rule it seems as Disney for instance had their expired copyrights on early Mickey Mouse cartoons extended by Presidential ruling.

I seem to remember that an American company called Sabucat was providing trailers for tv companies use a while back, despite objections from some film companies.

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on August 16, 2015, 07:20 AM:

I remember Subucat saying that under US law, in the early days, the film company had to apply for copyright separately for the trailer as it was a re-edit and they never bothered to do so. This meant, as far as they could see, all trailers made then were in the public domain.

Often 8mm trailers were released this way but the companies that did so were reported to the copyright holders by one who did pay, so that had to stop. I imagine before that a blind eye was shown as the film companies did think of it as free publicity.

Posted by Ken Finch (Member # 2768) on August 16, 2015, 08:29 AM:

It appears there may well be copyright issues about downloading trailers. I do not know what the current position is here in the U.K. as I have never worked in a cinema. However, I have talked to a number of projectionists in the past in various U.K. cinemas when on Cinema Theatre Association and Projected Picture Trust visits, and was told that the trailers did not have to be returned. The 35mm trailers are often seen for sale by dealers at the Film Collectors Conventions here. There are also loads of them on the special collectors and home cinema enthusiasts DVDs that are available from Keith Wilton (Ealing Film Collectors Conventions). Many commercial DVDs also include the theatrical trailers as extras or as advertising for future release as they also did on VHS. It would suggest that there are no problems so long as they are used for private use only and not for showing to a paying public as are all the films we collect on whatever format. ken Finch.

Posted by Mike Newell (Member # 23) on August 16, 2015, 08:44 AM:

I think Mark was just planning to compile trailer reels for his own consumption not for mass production. Funny some DVDs now include super 8 versions as part of their extras.

Posted by Mark Silvester (Member # 929) on August 17, 2015, 03:54 AM:

Hi all

most probably are aware of the best way of downlaoding, keeping and copying from you tube and even face book clips no is the free version of you tube downloader I even use it for mp3's...it is great and it is just a one click job!

http://youtubedownloader.com/

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