How then does govt funding lead discussions to be copyright-free?
Peter Burton
--- Michael Barlow wrote:<< The response was interesting given the focus on individual rights in America; essentially it was that public money was funding these events (even if it was a faculty meeting) and therefore the "productions" could be used in any way I wanted. In addition, there is in one set of trancripts an explicit acknowledgement (or warning) that the discussions were being transcribed and would be made public.
Perhaps it is unethical to sell the words of academics, but given this background I have convinced myself that it is okay. It is interesting to ponder what I would have done if the transcripts had been of faculty meetings at an English university, which are also mostly funded with public money but seem much more private somehow.>>