2 Comments to “Episode 57: Know your rights … Copyright Law with Kevin Houchin”

1. Bonnie Cehovet Says:
   September 25th, 2007 at 9:49 am
   

   Leisa:

   Many thanks to Kevin for providing a very informative, thought provoking Pod Cast, and very clear, concise notes. I downloaded the notes, and plan to download the entire episode onto a CD.

   I cannot imagine one audience member that would be lisening to ths Pod Cast that would not benefit from filing this information away for future reference!

   Blessings,
   Bonnie

2. Kat Black Says:
   February 4th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
   

   Fascinating podcast, thanks Kevin! I thought it was interesting that you inferred that modern copyright was born in the US Constitution though, considering that copyright law was well established in Britain by that time, and these laws were being flaunted in the North American colonies where British works were being reprinted without royalty payment on a huge scale. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law

   As you mentioned, copyright law varies a lot between countries. For example, Fair Use is a concept not legislated in some countries, and the period of copyright varies too. Also, the ability to register copyright with the Library of Congress is a US concept. In many countries, such as those in the Commonwealth, there is no process of registration of the work to give those extra protections.

   In regards to my own case, another thing worth mentioning is the Bridgeman Art Library case - which set a precedent in the US that documentary photographs of non-copyrighted works do not have copyright in their own right as there is no ‘creative spark’. Museums and Art Galleries might pretend they own rights to the images in their collections and charge licence fees for their use - but often this is just bluff, according to the Bridgeman case.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp.

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