Commons:Deletion requests/File:Behind the Door (1919).webm
This file is NOT public domain. It is a copyrighted restoration carried out the the San Francisco Silent Festival and published by Flicker Alley. Though the film has a 1919 film release date, this restoration contains new and unique elements created for the restoration.The person that posted this file stipped off the credits, logos, and copyright notice. SilentRobert3 (talk) 13:24, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
- SilentRobert3, can you please clarify what are the new and unique elements you are referring to? Thanks, — Racconish 💬 13:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, wat elements? According to BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) Newly Restored Blu-ray/DVD Trailer Flicker Alley: "Sourced from the only two known remaining prints and referencing a copy of Willat’s original continuity script, this edition recreates the original color tinting scheme"
- This is restoration of an old work, not a new work. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 18:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Keep PD-US-expired. — Racconish 💬 19:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)- Keep I guess SilentRobert3 has left the building. - Alexis Jazz ping plz 21:11, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
I am the owner of Flicker Alley, LLC, a small, independent publisher of new digital editions of mostly silent era films. We licensed and published a new film restoration of Behind The Door from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which is itself a non-profit, 502 ( c ) 3. This new version of the film contains new, protected, derivative elements consisting of editing, film speed correction, tinting schemes, and most importantly, new music. All of these new elements are protected as the film restorers, the musicians, and my company, put in a lot of hard work (and I personally put in a lot of money) to bring this film back to life.
This digital scan did not exist back in 1919, and it did not come out of nowhere. It came out of me paying for it to be created and published. I would like to kindly ask that you please do the right thing and remove this file. You can check out the legitimacy of this publication and my company here: www.flickeralley.com. Whoever did this (acting in bad faith or out of ignorance) deliberately cut out the restoration credits, and more importantly, our copyright notice. That fact alone shows that whoever did this knew that what they were doing was wrong.
If this were just a clip, I wouldn’t care, but I am not going to sit back and let someone hurt my business and the artists and technicians who rely on me to look out for their best interests in this publication. If this were your project, your money, your investment, you would feel the same way.
Thank you very much for your prompt attention to this matter.
Cordially,
Jeffery Masino Flicker Alley, LLC — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flickeralley (talk • contribs) 00:40, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Deleted: Though the uploaded version is silent, closing as delete per COM:PCP as the tinting scheme and the editing might be creative and the source at YouTube has been taken down. — Racconish 💬 10:28, 27 October 2019 (UTC)