tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post8885518937590274862..comments2024-02-29T02:22:31.011-05:00Comments on Rights of Writers: Who "Owns" an Interview?Mark Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07032057917942464490noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-48488297752673747082017-01-08T06:34:29.104-05:002017-01-08T06:34:29.104-05:00Great article. And amazing -- 6 years later people...Great article. And amazing -- 6 years later people are still posting questions -- and every single one of them is different from the next. I have a question that's like a few of the questions above. I realize Mark, you cannot respond to these questions, but it would be amazing to learn what happened with all these people and their conundrums. And perhaps, Mark, you could find an IP attorney who'd take on a few of these questions? (Or close the comments?) :) Susan Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225095877994456621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-56307468130672167322016-05-01T20:43:32.706-04:002016-05-01T20:43:32.706-04:00Dear Mark.
I find myself stumbling on to your blog...Dear Mark.<br />I find myself stumbling on to your blog often.<br />In particular, I am very interested in the subject of Fair Use as it relates to using snippets and segments of an interview in a song. I represent writers / composers. And in a recent brand new recording of original musical compositions, woven into the fabric of the music, is the voice of several people who were interviewed on TV or radio and a segments of what they said are now in the song.<br /><br />So, how does that work? Do I need to secure permission? pay a licensing fee? make attempts (and document) contact with the estates (some of these folks passed away)? The words and interview footage is woven into the song so that then it becomes almost like a derivative work—and the interview part becomes a contribution to the new work. <br />It's a new one for me. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081805608912451259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-13622494847448756042016-03-28T12:19:14.120-04:002016-03-28T12:19:14.120-04:00Did you get an answer to this question?Did you get an answer to this question?body language ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258090507305790708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-1784656232266375542016-03-02T22:27:25.032-05:002016-03-02T22:27:25.032-05:00Thank you for the case citations that show the dif...Thank you for the case citations that show the different views on the argument of who owns the interview. I'm a stenographer and will be using my steno machine during the interview process to record the interviews; it is only for work product as verbatim notes though and not word-for-word publication. I'm at the start of the project and researching legal disclaimers; this post came up in the search. JenExxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02887477919834373014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-7727913769484375662015-11-27T16:54:33.574-05:002015-11-27T16:54:33.574-05:00So would I be required to pay people I interview f...So would I be required to pay people I interview for my book legally or would it just be good courtesy to do so? Or should I not even worry about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873023856573535669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-25842821923422048952015-10-07T15:47:12.457-04:002015-10-07T15:47:12.457-04:00hey mark-
question related to this: if you intervi...hey mark-<br />question related to this: if you interview someone can you use that information in a screenplay or do you also have to have their life rights?<br />thanks,<br />steveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-55787121267574449372015-04-26T16:29:35.757-04:002015-04-26T16:29:35.757-04:00Is a legal document needed prior to the interview(...Is a legal document needed prior to the interview(s)? And, what about compensation/royalties should a book with compiled interviews sell? Are they to be shared or no?If I Can Do It...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16021818138006765834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-89715605838722858952014-06-22T21:37:56.953-04:002014-06-22T21:37:56.953-04:00So if I did a series of email interviews of blogge...So if I did a series of email interviews of bloggers, already published as a pdf on my blog, and I wanted to rework it into a book made available on Amazon, is that within my rights to do? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822212904941345137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-37043430181972522412014-02-07T17:30:47.318-05:002014-02-07T17:30:47.318-05:00Great topic and thank you for posting. As a caree...Great topic and thank you for posting. As a career journalist and broadcaster for media outlets it was easier not to have to worry about where the content of interviews would end up. As an independent practitioner of freelance writing and video production it is a brave new world. <br /><br />Specifically I'd like to give talent a reasonable release that is comprehensive for the specific purpose in which they are engaged. If i want to use the content or their image in something else I'm willing to talk to them and gain separate permission. That opens a can of worms, but in my mind allows the subject matter experts to work with me with confidence for repeat projects. <br /><br />Any thoughts?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-8015611556718231942013-09-11T12:27:03.765-04:002013-09-11T12:27:03.765-04:00I conducted a number of interviews for a radio pro...I conducted a number of interviews for a radio program <br />I wanted to used the interviews for a book. Since I owned the program and conducted the interview I felt I had clear ground for publishing them in a written form.<br />I have now received a cease and desist from my guest publisher, They claim they hold all rights to publish all work from this author.<br /><br />Where do I stand?<br />SonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-63686427191116558162013-07-27T13:23:53.844-04:002013-07-27T13:23:53.844-04:00Hi Mark,
So If I, as a film maker, want to use par...Hi Mark,<br />So If I, as a film maker, want to use parts of answers of a televised interview in a screenplay (i.e. not to use video footage, but similar sentences used in answers of a televised interview in my script) are there copyright issues there?lydiapherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723941740617068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-16978126371975131722013-05-27T09:41:35.951-04:002013-05-27T09:41:35.951-04:00Anonymous:
Very useful information. I have a que...Anonymous:<br /><br />Very useful information. I have a question: After the interview has been published and the interviewee was happy about it. Now the interview will be published in a book and the interviewee oppose it. As the interviewer, do I have the right to publish it anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-49598986817381778622013-03-21T14:12:23.577-04:002013-03-21T14:12:23.577-04:00Great Blog! Thank you! I had a question: In an ant...Great Blog! Thank you! I had a question: In an anthology for which individual contributors have given permission to use their material, can they, after publication, distribution and sales, ask that their material be withdrawn from the anthology?T. Zweifelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-73368176454383883622013-03-13T15:53:55.672-04:002013-03-13T15:53:55.672-04:00Great post! I have a quick question: As the interv...Great post! I have a quick question: As the interviewer, do I have the right to sell to the public an audio interview with a celebrity without contacting the celebrity? I have suitcases full of audio tapes with celebrities. . . .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-63716421905294546872013-02-07T14:17:40.072-05:002013-02-07T14:17:40.072-05:00Dear Mark, I have the feeling I was a little too b...Dear Mark, I have the feeling I was a little too blunt in my previous post. I'm sorry for that, I'm not a native speaker of English and I was just a bit too enthousiast in asking, since I really like to know the answer. I hope you can find the time to respond to my sincere query.<br /><br />regards, <br />Vincentvincent de jonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746858811280968668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-28857017325342400242013-02-05T16:58:43.551-05:002013-02-05T16:58:43.551-05:00I have a question. I want to write and publish a b...I have a question. I want to write and publish a book. In this book I want to quote from an interview which I watched on youtube. The interview has been broadcasted by a big American Network Company. <br /><br />Can I just grap content from the show? Or should I ask permission first from the Broadcasting company? Or should I ask the interviewee? Mind you, it is from a rather old show. It is from the early 90's...vincent de jonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746858811280968668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-86488246327966099592013-01-20T19:16:25.695-05:002013-01-20T19:16:25.695-05:00Hello mark. I am a freelance journalist for a popu...Hello mark. I am a freelance journalist for a popular magazine. I do not get paid by the magazine nor did I sign any work for hire contract. If I were to take all of the audio recordings that I never published to the mgzine, but created my own self published book using the unpublished interviews, would I be clear? The audio I never mention the magazine I work for... Trillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457364462837951784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-76934667376368935922012-11-25T17:26:46.760-05:002012-11-25T17:26:46.760-05:00I have a query. My sister in law who doesn't t...I have a query. My sister in law who doesn't talk English just interviwed by KIRO,they asked her a number of questions she said she doen't speak English.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.literaturereview.info/" rel="nofollow">free literature review</a>Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-62610895309612453092012-03-28T09:23:49.518-04:002012-03-28T09:23:49.518-04:00Thanks for you posts, Anonymouses, Mr. Stephensen,...Thanks for you posts, Anonymouses, Mr. Stephensen, Lyuba, B.T., and Ms. Balfour. Alas, as mentioned above, legal ethics rules do not permit me to answer individualized legal questions on this blog. You might see if there is a volunteer lawyers for the arts organization in your state that can. Check this earlier post: http://www.rightsofwriters.com/2010/12/44-places-where-writers-and-other.htmlMark Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032057917942464490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-44050515480654135842012-03-26T16:36:41.957-04:002012-03-26T16:36:41.957-04:00This is a wonderful blog - thank-you.
What happen...This is a wonderful blog - thank-you.<br /><br />What happens if an interviewer conducts and transcribes an interview, allows the interviewee to make edits and changes, and the interviewee subsequently has the interview published themselves? Is this considered legitimate - i.e. does the interviewee co-own copyright?Louise Balfournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-79121639905743513672012-01-17T10:04:32.222-05:002012-01-17T10:04:32.222-05:00There are many video interviews of me interviewing...There are many video interviews of me interviewing people on youtube that were filmed for a public access tv show, do i own my voice and my image in the videos, i was neither paid nor do i give permission to the channel to use me them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-33881144599798833262012-01-05T12:49:42.117-05:002012-01-05T12:49:42.117-05:00Very helpful and informative. I am also curious a...Very helpful and informative. I am also curious about ownership if the interviewee has died (and presumably not signed a release) as per the Anonymous comment on November 6th, 2011.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-79506472154811059352011-11-29T12:31:40.139-05:002011-11-29T12:31:40.139-05:00so if I do a video interview and post it to youtub...so if I do a video interview and post it to youtube, or transcribe an interview to text and post it to a blog or something, do I have rights to put ads (from google adsense) on the page and make revenue?SeanStephensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929396207367012210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-61614916149078757082011-11-06T11:19:02.859-05:002011-11-06T11:19:02.859-05:00What is the legal issue surrounding the death of t...What is the legal issue surrounding the death of the interviewee? Does the interview, thus, revert in ownership to the interviewer? Or is this an issue of inheritance by interviewee's heirs? Who, in fact, legally owns the issue and can publish?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3094213262059652791.post-87707909324454119622011-09-16T19:23:08.969-04:002011-09-16T19:23:08.969-04:00What if you interview people for a work for hire t...What if you interview people for a work for hire that you then use to ghost write chapters for a multi-subject book? Here's the twist. There was no paper contract stating it was a work for hire. A lump sum was paid for the work, however. Can portions of that material be used in a different format--say a Q&A for a blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com