Motion pictures
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[edit] U.S. copyright law
Under Section 101 of the 1976 Copyright Act, motion pictures are:
- audiovisual works consisting of a series of related images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any.
The House Report notes that the key to the subcategory "motion pictures" is the conveyance of the impression of motion, and that such an impression is not required to qualify as an audiovisual work.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ See H.R. Rep. 94-1476, at 56, reprinted in 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5669.
