On 3 April 2011 12:58, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 3 April 2011 12:54, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Short extracts from the transcript might qualify as fair dealing (aka fair use). Publishing the whole thing would almost certainly be a copyright violation.
I tend to assume the speaker owns their words.
But this whole thread is surmise. Is there *case law*?
I've found this discussion of Canadian law on the subject, written by a lawyer specialising in the subject:
http://www.entertainmentmedialawsignal.com/2011/02/articles/copyright/questi...
English and Welsh law isn't identical to Canadian law, by any means, but it does have a lot in common with it.