Releasing shooting of a movie to public

[positronus]

New York

There was a filming of a movie near work. I took couple of shots and made a small video. Can make the video public? Filming was done on a plaza of a business building, but one of the crew members told us not to film when actual movie filming is in process, there were a lot people though, not sure if everyone heard.

Thanks!

 

[ecmst12]

Very bad idea. The movie producer's pockets are deeper than yours.

 

[justalayman]

Were you on public property or private property of an entity that was not connected to the filming in any way. What I mean by that is if the property owner had an agreement with the movie people such that they would have agreed to not allow filming while on their premises?

 

[positronus]

Were you on public property or private property of an entity that was not connected to the filming in any way. What I mean by that is if the property owner had an agreement with the movie people such that they would have agreed to not allow filming while on their premises?

I have no idea. I don't know what they considered filming area.

 

[positronus]

Very bad idea. The movie producer's pockets are deeper than yours.

But isn't the fact that this is public property makes a difference? Has this happened before where a video like this was released and the person who released it was legally responsible?

 

[>Charlotte<]

Whether you're allowed to release the video doesn't preclude a lawsuit. It would (potentially) be the basis for one.

When this starts wending its way through the court system, who's going to run out of money first? You, or them?

 

[positronus]

Whether you're allowed to release the video doesn't preclude a lawsuit. It would (potentially) be the basis for one.

When this starts wending its way through the court system, who's going to run out of money first? You, or them?

I see. Thanks for explanation.

 

[ecmst12]

Exactly. Movie studios have people whose job it is to search youtube and social media for leaks, and shut them down. Best case scenario, you get a cease and desist within a few hours or days and it's not pursued by them any further....so really, would it be worth it? I don't think so.