[Libs-Or] Copyright question -- recordings of people reading aloud

[Caleb TUCKER-RAYMOND]

Hi,

LibriVox is a site that does just this, with public domain works.

Their forum has a topic on copyright that confirms your suspicion:

*What does "Public Domain" mean? *
Copyright gives an individual or corporation exclusive rights on a text,
for a limited period of time. This means no one else can reproduce the
text, or make derivative works (such as audio recordings) while the
copyright is in force. Eventually, though, copyright expires, and the text
enters the 'public domain.' Meaning anyone can use that text however they
wish.

https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=881

You sometimes hear about library programs where an incarcerated or deployed
parent is videorecorded reading to a child, but as far as I know these are
not shared publicly online.


Caleb Tucker-Raymond

Statewide Reference Service Coordinator
Multnomah County Library
(503) 988-5438
calebt at multco.us
www.answerland.org


On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney <
kbrodbeck-kenney at lincolncity.org> wrote:

>  One of my Friends has an idea for a community project that involves
> recording parents and community members reading aloud, and then making
> these recordings available on the web to others in the community. I love
> the idea, but I STRONGLY suspect this might constitute copyright
> infringement. Am I right on this count?
>
>
>  Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
> Library Director
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