Oral History and Copyright: An Uncertain Relationship.

Neuenschwander, John A.

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ERIC Number: EJ286827

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Publication Date: 1984

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Oral History and Copyright: An Uncertain Relationship.

Neuenschwander, John A.

Journal of College and University Law, v10 n2 p147-65 Fall 1983-84

Whether words that are first spoken to an interviewer but end up as an edited transcript for the use of scholars and writers can receive copyright protection under the 1976 Federal Copyright Act is discussed. Ample precedent exists to determine that oral history is copyrightable. (MLW)

Descriptors: Copyrights, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Interviews, Legal Responsibility, Nonfiction, Oral History

Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Copyright Law 1976

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