Re: [ARSCLIST] Copyright of treasures

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Karl Miller wrote:

> Mike raises an interesting point.  Consider the situation where a school
> records a performance of an undergraduate who, over time, becomes an
> internationally recognized performer. Their graduate recital can be part
> of the dissertation and right might have been transfered to another
> agency. Should a school be allowed to raise funds by selling copies of
> past student recitals?

I'll not address the rest of Karl's post; my incompetence will show 
sufficiently here.

The student's recital is part of her education. She has no rights to any 
recording made; it belongs to the school. The situation is similar when 
student notes are compiled and elaborated into a text; there, the rights 
are usually jointly held by the school and the instructor depending on 
the elaboration. That is my understanding as of many years ago when 
Halmos's math materials and Fermi's on physics were published for use in 
later classes.

My understanding is that in practice under the conditions described the 
school would be likely to ask for permission to issue the material, but 
that that would not be essential to publication.

Mike
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