OK...to quote my frustrated 5 year old nephew, "I need help." I work for a non-profit organization, we have recently started providing digital arts programs. Creating movies, music, photo manipulation, etc. As part of the movies and some of the multi-media presentations we are doing, we are using music from copyrighted CD's as background. We started doing slide shows at an event highlighting activities for the year, while playing a CD in the background. Now we have advanced to creating short videos of the same thing, which are not only shown at a conference, but shared at board meetings and other gatherings where we want to showcase what we are doing.
I have tried to locate if this is legal, if it falls under fair use, or what...but really haven't been able to navigate the US copyright laws very well. We aren't using the music for direct financial gain (not selling anything we create or charging admissions to see), but one could argue that when we create special thank yous for sponsors to see at the end of an event or develop digital brochures that tell about programs we are doing - that in the end we are seeking money/resources to make these programs happen. Am I making sense? Are you still with me? My concern is that as we get more involved, we will find out we are doing the wrong things or that there are some steps in asking for permission or providing credits that need to be happening. If anyone knows about copyright laws, where I can find specific information to assist me or how to explain the laws that may apply to my situation, I am MORE then interested in hearing from you. I can be reached at this email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] through Friday, February 25, and then at [EMAIL PROTECTED] after that. Thanx for your assistance, Debbee Williams AmeriCorp *VISTA Technology Programs Coordinator Boys & Girls Club of Tulare County 215 W. Tulare Avenue Visalia, CA 93277 559-625-4422 tel 559-625-1379 fax www.bgclubtc.org _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
