DescriptionBurden of Dreams (1982 poster - Monte Dolack).jpg
English: Theatrical release poster for Les Blank's 1982 "making-of" documentary film Burden of Dreams, following German filmmaker Werner Herzog and his cast and crew deep into the Amazon rainforest during the ambitious, troubled production of Fitzcarraldo. Herzog is pictured at center with a parrot on his shoulder. A steamboat used for the film is in the background on a river in the jungle, while indigenous Asháninka (referred to as "Campa" in the film) and Machiguenga people are seen in the foreground.
English: The poster omitted a copyright notice and was published in the United States in 1982 (i.e., between 1978 and 1989), and neither the poster design overall, nor the underlying painting by Mr. Dolack, were subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within five years of publication; see the searchable Copyright Catalog (1978 to present). As such, the opportunity for copyright protection expired in 1988 and the poster entered the public domain.
Additional notes:
The poster art is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to carry its own notice and/or be registered as its own separate work to establish copyright protection. The film Burden of Dreams remains copyrighted.
The pre-1989 requirements for copyright notice were highly formalistic and, other than a few enumerated exceptions, required these three elements:
"The name of the copyright owner, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner."
Credits like "Design and painting by Monte Dolack" (at the bottom), or the artist's signature "M. Dolack" (seen at the right edge) do not meet these requirements.
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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice, and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years.
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