Q143268: 3D Movie Maker: Legal Issues of Making and Sharing Movies

Article: Q143268
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft 3D Movie Maker for Windows, version 1.0 
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Users of Microsoft 3D Movie Maker are encouraged to make use of the product in
ways that would constitute "fair use." This article discusses examples of fair
use.

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Fair use is defined as personal, non-commercial, generally private (as opposed
to public) use. Copyright law gives Microsoft exclusive rights to manufacture,
distribute, and create derivative works (such as stories using 3D Movie Maker
characters) for public performance or display.

For example, you could not take 3D Movie Maker characters and use them in a
manner constituting commercial use. However, you could, use them to create a
story that you would share among friends and family.

Additional query words: 1.00 kids mczee kbmm director animated movies melanie 3-d three dimensional legal legalities trademark infringement registered 3dmm copyright

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Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword kb3dMovieMaker
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0

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