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Viodi View Newsletter - April 27th, 2005
The Other Kind of IP
By Ken Pyle, Viodi, LLC
I was once told by an Electrical Engineer that his job was to produce paperwork. That is, in order for a product to successfully transition from an engineering to a manufacturing environment, it must be well documented. Producing video content is very similar to designing an electronic circuit. The fun part of the process is the design or the creation. To produce a truly professional piece, whether it be an electronic design or a movie, proper documentation is absolutely necessary and is as important as the creative process.
In video creation, this documentation includes obtaining clearances, location releases and other rights for all of the material used in a piece of content that is produced for distribution. Thomas Crowell was an award winning producer of children’s content before his career shift to a lawyer focused on entertainment law. Thomas recently spoke to the attendees at the Local Content Workshop regarding the things that independent telcos needs to be aware of when creating original video content.
The following is a brief snippet of Crowell’s presentation. In this clip, Crowell discusses the concept of “Fair Use” and provides some guidelines as to when content can be appropriated at no charge under “Fair Use” criteria.
I do want to take a moment to express my appreciation to Thomas. He is great to work with and I encourage you to engage him for any IP questions you may have. I believe he is available as a general consultant in those states where he is not a member of a state bar.
This video was captured in a rather unique way.The Packet8 video phone was used to capture this video. In the meantime, if you want to get some ideas on how to create local content, then please attend one of our Local Content Workshops.
Thanks to Packet8
for powering this video.
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