JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > >Interesting question, Richard. What I glean from this page: >http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wwp ...is that there can be no >copyright of a live presentation such as this until the content is placed into >a fixed and tangible medium. That means that the presentation itself isn't >copyrightable but the audio or video recording can be. To me that means the >entity doing the recording holds copyright to the recording--but I'm not sure >they could claim copyright to the material included in the >presentation--because they didn't create it--they only created the recording. Not sure anyone >can claim copyright to the content unless the lecturer also placed the text >of the presentation into a fixed and tangible medium (print, email, etc.). >Then I'd say the text would be under that person's copyright -- provided it >includes original creative material that is copyrightable. > >Joan > another thought.... it might depend on the circumstances of the presentation. IF you were a paid presenter, the presentation and thus the recorded copy could be considered a "work for hire" and thus the © would belong to the group who paid you?? If a gratis presentation, would think the copyright belongs to the presenter. ?? Joe