The
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decides that federal copyright protection for "photographs" extends to motion pictures, and that filmmakers could copyright films as a whole rather than having to separately register each frame.[1]
The three elder
Warner Bros. begin in the exhibition business and open their first theater, the
Cascade.
Gaston Méliès, Georges' brother, opens a branch of Star Film in New York to defend its production's copyrights.
William N. Selig's
war filmA Soldier's Dream is released. The film shows soldiers playing cards and music around a campfire. Scholars have speculated that the
double-exposed image used to create one soldier's dream sequence may have been inspired by Méliès.[2]
The
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decides that federal copyright protection for "photographs" extends to motion pictures, and that filmmakers could copyright films as a whole rather than having to separately register each frame.[1]
The three elder
Warner Bros. begin in the exhibition business and open their first theater, the
Cascade.
Gaston Méliès, Georges' brother, opens a branch of Star Film in New York to defend its production's copyrights.
William N. Selig's
war filmA Soldier's Dream is released. The film shows soldiers playing cards and music around a campfire. Scholars have speculated that the
double-exposed image used to create one soldier's dream sequence may have been inspired by Méliès.[2]