Comments on: Conan and His Characters http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed E59.1405, The Media, Culture, and Communications Department at the Steinhardt School of Education at NYU Fri, 18 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lon Seres http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Lon Seres Mon, 03 May 2010 19:44:50 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#comment-1300 I watched Conan on tour a couple days ago and it was very funny. I can't wait for his new show to come on TBS. It will be the beginning of a new chapter in late night TV. I watched Conan on tour a couple days ago and it was very funny. I can’t wait for his new show to come on TBS. It will be the beginning of a new chapter in late night TV.

]]> By: Taylor http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Taylor Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:44:27 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#comment-389 I agree with this point of view. I am willing to admit that I don't fully understand work for hire, but I would like to see some examples of how (if?) it is advantageous to the creators. I agree with this point of view.

I am willing to admit that I don’t fully understand work for hire, but I would like to see some examples of how (if?) it is advantageous to the creators.

]]> By: Gloria W. http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Gloria W. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:24:09 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#comment-309 In my opinion, that is a good idea for Conan. If the idea is one's own independent creations, one definitely can use the fair use doctrine to his/her advantage. The entertainment industry has its own set of rules and it does seem a bit unfair for the independent creator. However, I'm sure Conan can create even more unique characters that would maintain high popularity on a different network. In my opinion, that is a good idea for Conan. If the idea is one’s own independent creations, one definitely can use the fair use doctrine to his/her advantage. The entertainment industry has its own set of rules and it does seem a bit unfair for the independent creator. However, I’m sure Conan can create even more unique characters that would maintain high popularity on a different network.

]]> By: ChelseaLo http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-306 ChelseaLo Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:42:20 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#comment-306 Although I don't know that much about work for hire, it seems to be that it doesn't do what copyright law attempts to do. Instead of protecting the rights of authors/creators work for hire kind of enables companies to get the most out of creators without having to worry about their copyrights. Sure, a comedian could create characters first and then sell those ideas to the highest bidder, but that isn't really how the entertainment industry seems to work. It just seems to me that the work for hire is an unfair system for creators. Although I don’t know that much about work for hire, it seems to be that it doesn’t do what copyright law attempts to do. Instead of protecting the rights of authors/creators work for hire kind of enables companies to get the most out of creators without having to worry about their copyrights. Sure, a comedian could create characters first and then sell those ideas to the highest bidder, but that isn’t really how the entertainment industry seems to work. It just seems to me that the work for hire is an unfair system for creators.

]]> By: cskwak http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/comment-page-1/#comment-301 cskwak Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:39:28 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2010/02/10/conan-and-his-characters/#comment-301 This whole situation reminds me of the saying "if I can't have it no one can," which is probably what NBC is going for - if they can't use Conan's characters, he shouldn't be able to either. Although, I actually think this might be a good thing for Conan. It gives him a lot of opportunities to parody and take shots at NBC. This whole situation reminds me of the saying “if I can’t have it no one can,” which is probably what NBC is going for – if they can’t use Conan’s characters, he shouldn’t be able to either. Although, I actually think this might be a good thing for Conan. It gives him a lot of opportunities to parody and take shots at NBC.

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