No Royalty

In this episode, Jessie addresses efforts being taken by the global community to provide more accessibility to artistic works and counteract some of the issues presented by a long copyright term. Including: The Lost Media Wiki, Creative Commons, CARL, and the Marrakesh Treaty.  Jessie chat with CFUV Production Coordinator Amelia to share some of her thoughts as well.

Show Resources

https://www.carl-abrc.ca/ (Resources for Preservation and activism in copyright)
https://creativecommons.org/policies/ (Creative Commons; limited copyright allowances)
https://northnordsharedprint.ca/shared-print-in-canada/ (Shared Print Preservation)
https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/ (Knowledge Unlatched [KU] assists researchers, librarians, and publishers in making research and scholarly materials Open Access)
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/summary_berne.html (Summary of Berne Convention; an international treaty regarding copyright restrictions)
https://i-d.co/article/internet-community-unearthing-lost-episodes-favourite-childhood-shows/ (2021 Vice Article about the founding and principles of Lost Media Wiki)
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-13-209/ (Library of Congress reports on loss of film and urges for preservation even if on lower quality formats)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYebYQtVCnwj9uWqcJNt77NQF3aGY26J/view?usp=drive_link (Creative Commons Course Content – 2025; CC-BY 4.0)
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/faculty-and-staff/copyright/intro-to-copyright-law/licensed-royalty-free-content/pd-flowchart---types.html (Canadian Copyright Term and Public Domain Flowcharts – University of Alberta; CC-BY 4.0)
https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/301019 (Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled – JN 27, 2013)
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/summary_marrakesh.html (A summary of the Marrakesh Treaty)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/501607/wipe-out-when-bbc-kept-erasing-its-own-history (BBC’s History of destroying television broadcasts)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding/comments/17vbp06/big_changes_to_openai_terms_of_service/ (OpenAI changes in Terms of Use)
https://openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use/ (OpenAI – current Terms of Use)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes (List of Doctor Who missing episodes)
Ambient Horror Track 01 - [FREE DOWNLOAD CC-BY] – CleytonKauffman https://soundcloud.com/cleytonkauffman/ambient-horror-track-01-free
Space Jazz – Kevin Macleod https://soundcloud.com/trackistador/kevin-macleod-space-jazz-spacige-fahrstuhlmusik-cc-by-30
16mm Film Reel by bone666138 -- https://freesound.org/s/198838/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
VHS Tape and Machine Rewind High Speed Real Sounds With TV Static Effects by DudeAwesome -- https://freesound.org/s/790278/  -- License: Attribution 4.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJV5phsp_Q&list=RDxSJV5phsp_Q&start_radio=1 – Lo-Fi Space Ambient Drone Music by Forgotten Dawn – License: Attribution 4.0 

In this episode I am joined by Ethan and Rae from the Martlet to impart my knowledge of and discuss the issues surrounding modern copyright laws.

Research Links:
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/ (American Copyright – Explained)
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/Index.html (Canadian Copyright Act)
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/guide-copyright (CAN Copyright - Explained)
https://zvulony.ca/2010/intellectual-property-law/copyright-law/implied-permission/    (Trusted Law firm based in Toronto)
https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/radical-access/changes-copyright-term-canada (Change in copyright law Dec, 2022)
https://www.carl-abrc.ca/influencing-policy/copyright/faq-term-extension-for-authored-works/ (2022 change is not retroactive, causing media freeze for PD)
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/bill/C-4/first-reading (Original Bill C-4 proposed to make change in copyright law)
https://web.archive.org/web/20150907205639/http:/digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs727/m1/1/high_res_d/98-144e_1998May11.pdf (Copyright length extensions not shown to be economically advantageous in general; Congressional Research Service)
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/anne_1710.asp (Statute of Anne; first copyright law)
https://www.copyright.gov/timeline/ (General outline of American copyright law)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3297/regulation/5 (Current state of UK copyright as of 1988)
https://rufuspollock.com/papers/optimal_copyright_term.pdf (Rufus Pollock, Calculating Optimal Copyright Term, 2009)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/out-of-fear-colleges-lock-books-and-images-away-from-scholars/ (Not being able to digitize images for archiving and research purposes)
https://www.gosh.org/about-us/peter-pan/copyright/ (Peter Pan has perpetual copyright to a charity in the UK)
https://www.thepublicdomain.org/2014/07/19/mark-twain-on-the-need-for-perpetual-copyright/ (Mark Twain on perpetual copyright; ironically in the public domain)
https://www.carl-abrc.ca/influencing-policy/copyright/addressing-impacts-copyright-term-extension-canada/#:~:text=The%20two%20biggest%20issues%20concerning,out%2Dof%2Dcommerce%20works. (Issues with the longevity of copyright)
https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/98-144.html (CRS Report on Economic Viability of extending Copyright)
https://www.copyright.gov/orphan/reports/orphan-works2015.pdf (Orphan works and Mass Digitization)
https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/track/hamburglar-always-your-girl (CFUV Intro Track)
The Emperor Jones (Train Sounds and Your Bill Mr. Smithers) https://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/the-emperor-jones
That Uncertain Feeling (Ugly People). https://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/that-uncertain-feeling
The Golden Age of Wrestling – Hamburglar (Always Your Girl) https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-cfuv-on-may-6th-2022 (CFUV intro music)
Telephone Operator (I Made It) https://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/telephone-operator
Meydän – Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g30lIto4JCM (Outro Music)