One of the more complex areas of the law is the field of intellectual property rights pertaining to the recording and distribution/sale of a professional speaker's presentation. Questions abound as a result:

 

  • Do I need the speaker's consent to produce an audio tape of the presentation?
  • What about a video tape?
  • Can I provide copies to the attendees?
  • Can I sell the recording to members of our association, other interested parties, or on our web site?

 

At the risk of over-simplification, the law boils down to this—recording a speaker without his or her consent is illegal (in addition to being unethical).

 

With that being said, let us first say that we are honored that you would like to record Neil Dempster's presentation. To eliminate any concerns you may have about copyright violations, here are the parameters whereby Neil can be recorded:

 

Taping for Promotional Purposes
Fee Arrangement
You may audio tape and/or video tape Neil Dempster's presentation for promotional purposes. You are authorized to use up to a total of eight (8) minutes of audio track and/or video footage for inclusion in various promotions your organization may produce. Any number of segments from any part of the recorded presentation may be used within the eight-minute limitation. Click here for the Promotional Consent Agreement.
No Charge
Taping for Archival Purposes
Fee Arrangement
You may audio tape and/or video tape Neil Dempster's presentation for archival purposes. Copies are not to be distributed to members, employees, or the general public under any circumstance. A small number of copies can be made available by the organization's lending library to benefit its members and/or employees. Click here for the Archival Consent Agreement.
No Charge
Taping for Distribution and/or Sale
Fee Arrangement
You may audio tape and/or video tape Neil Dempster's presentation for distribution and/or sale to members and/or employees of your organization only. No sales to the general public are permitted under any circumstance. Click here for the Distribution Consent Agreement.
1/2 Normal Speaking Fee

 

 

Note: All agreements must be received prior to the actual date of the event being recorded. To maintain high quality standards, all recordings must be produced and duplicated professionally. Labels must clearly show the name of your organization, Neil Dempster as the speaker, the title of Neil's presentation, and the copyright notice, "© Clearview Performance Systems, Inc., reproduced by permission." We require that two copies of the audio and/or video recording be sent to NeilDempster.com (mailing address) immediately after the event.

 

Suggestions: When recording, place microphones in the audience to pick up audience responses. When video taping, use BetaSP format rather than SVHS (the quality is worth the extra expense).