On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Sheldon Halpern wrote:
> I think the question and this answer miss the point. If the lecture is not
> read from prepared matter, it is simply not copyrightable; it is not a work
> fixed in a tangible medium of expression by or under the authority of the
> author.
In the hypothetical presented, the lecture was being recorded with at least the tacit permission of the lecturer. The question, then, is whether this level of permission amounts to authority of the author of the work that would otherwise be unfixed. If so, this meets the requirements of the section 101 definition of "fixed," and it's a work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression, and is subject to copyright. Received on Fri Apr 15 2005 - 21:35:00 GMT
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