(And the room goes quiet for half an hour...)
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Originally Posted by sun surfer
Should the current copyright holder have the rights to this valuable property?
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Be aware that the owner of the film has the rights to
the film... not the speech itself. The owner has those rights because
he filmed it. If the government had seen fit, they could also have filmed it, and the film would be available to the public.
Obviously, it is an important historical document. That, in itself, does not give others the right to just take it from the rightful owner--not even with compensation offered--if the owner does not agree. That's what rights are for.