Re: use of music on website

Karen,
I was looking for some backup info on UCB site. This is it! Thanks
for sending. I will review and decide what we should do.
-Susan

Karen Eft wrote:
> Susan,
> "Educational purpose" is just one of the factors to use in judging whether
> your use of copyrighted works is "fair use" and thus allowable under federal
> law:
>
> 1. the purpose and character of your use
> 2. the nature of the copyrighted work
> 3. the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and
> 4. the effect of the use upon the potential market.
>
> When in doubt, you're advised to ask the copyright holder for permission.
> Use of currently copyrighted works would seem especially dangerous for
> high-profile music clips such as TV show themes, advertisements, popular
> songs, etc. where use of the clip really adds effectiveness (i.e. value) to
> your material.
>
> Here are some authoritative sites to help you decide:
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Collections/copyright.html
> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/copyright/fairuse.html#2
>
> --Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:webnet-list-bounces_at_lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Hedgpeth
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 3:31 PM
> To: webnet-list_at_lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Webnet] use of music on website
>
> Hi all,
>
> We're creating a library of short videos and want to add music clips
> during the beginning and ending portions. Since we are an educational
> site and not profiting monetarily from the use of the music, my
> understanding was that there are no copyright or royalty issues, but I'm
> not sure if that's correct. Can anyone give me some guidance here?
> Thanks.
>
> Susan Hedgpeth
> Web Coordinator
> Career Center
> career.berkeley.edu
>
>
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