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From: marcc@yoyodyne.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Marc Cooper)
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Subject: Re: Copyright status of rotoscoping?
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Date: 19 Nov 90 15:09:31 GMT
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In article <1363@bbxsda.UUCP> scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker) writes:
>
>The only times I've seen rotoscoping used is where the original footage
>was shot for the sole purpose of creating the animation.  Therefore,
>both the original footage and the animation belong to the same owner.
>Is there an example out there of somebody rotoscoping someone else's film?
>

Look at some of Ralph Bakshi's work (most notably, _Wizards_ and _Lord of the
Rings_).  He uses posterized/rotoscoped clips from various movies including 
some WWII movie I can't place and Zulu Dawn...


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