<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>LibriVox is a site that does just this, with public domain works. <br><br>Their forum has a topic on copyright that confirms your suspicion: <br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><strong>What does "Public Domain" mean? </strong><br>
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.<br></div><br><a href="https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=881">https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=881</a><br><br>
</div>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.<br><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br clear="all"><div>Caleb Tucker-Raymond<br><br>Statewide Reference Service Coordinator<br>Multnomah County Library<br>(503) 988-5438<br><a href="mailto:calebt@multco.us" target="_blank">calebt@multco.us</a><br><a href="http://www.answerland.org" target="_blank">www.answerland.org</a></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org" target="_blank">kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>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?</div>
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