Re: Lectures

While others are ably responding on the copyright front, I'll just mention that it may be wise to get permission to use of the lecturer's name and likeness (when performing or advertising the recording) to avoid liability under state law.

John

John T. Mitchell
http://interactionlaw.com
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On 4/14/05 2:30 PM, "Graham Henderson" <shenders[_at_]wellesley.edu> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a question that I hope that you can help me with. If this isn't
> the proper forum for this question, I apologize in advance.
>
> If someone comes to our college to give a lecture, and the college
> videotapes it, who holds the copyright? Assume that the lecturer did not
> request that the lecture be videotaped, but had no objection to the
> college doing so. I'm wondering if the fact that the college affixed the
> lecture, rather than the lecturer, has any effect on copyright.
>
> Thanks for any advice you can give me.
>
> Graham
>
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