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

[Katie Anderson]

If the book, story, or poem is read in full and posted online for public consumption, then it is likely a violation of copyright. You may use books and stories in the public domain as Caleb suggests. You may consider reading parts of the book, story, or poem or transforming the whole books, story, or poem into something new (e.g. adapting the text to create your own puppet show based on the original item).

Here is good information about copyright: http://www.copyright.gov/

Here is a good fair use checklist from Cornell University: http://copyright.cornell.edu/policies/docs/Fair_Use_Checklist.pdf


Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
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From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Caleb TUCKER-RAYMOND
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:49 PM
To: Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
Cc: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Copyright question -- recordings of people reading aloud

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