[cc-community] CC-like video release form
drew Roberts
zotz at 100jamz.com
Tue Jan 15 18:19:46 EST 2008
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 15:53:10 Matthew J. Agnello wrote:
> David Evan Harris wrote a good piece about this that he links to from
> Lessig's blog.
>
> http://www.icommons.org/articles/cc-not-in-a-theater-near-you-wo-model-rele
>ases
>
> He also makes clear that although a model release allows the
> photographer to do whatever he/she wants with the photo, it doesn't
> (and can't, probably without specific wording) allow other people to
> use the photo.
That is a bit confusing as one thing the photographer might want to do is sell
the rights to the photo to others to use for their own aims. Isn't this how
stock photo agencies work it?
And if you can sell the rights, why can't you pass them on without a charge?
> He suggests people photographed with the intention of
> releasing it under a CC license should be made aware of the risks
> before doing so, since that seems to be the only option.
>
> // Matt
>
>
> ----------
> Matt Agnello
> http://www.hungryfilmmaker.com
> < matt.agnello at gmail.com >
all the best,
drew
>
> On Jan 15, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Rob Myers wrote:
> > Fred Benenson wrote:
> >> IANAL, but it is my understanding that you don't own the copyright
> >> to
> >> your voice unless you record yourself and own that recording.
> >
> > IANAL either, but yes. This is because copyright only applies to fixed
> > forms.
> >
> > If you improvise a speech you don't have copyright on that because it
> > isn't fixed, so someone else can fix it in a recording and claim
> > copyright on that.
> >
> > If you are reading from a manuscript you have copyright on that and
> > therefore on any recordings of you reading it because those are
> > derivatives of the manuscript.
> >
> > This is also of interest for improvisational theatre, dance, jazz, and
> > generative art. :-)
> >
> > - Rob.
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