Copyright

The Public Domain - Unraveling the Confusion of when Copyright claims dissolve. Here's a rule of thumb that may come in handy...

How Fair Is Fair? Copyright Law and Fair Use

Musical Copyright Tips to navigate murky shark-filled waters

As video producers, we're often gifted with an intimate look at people, places and events in the world around us... but we're surrounded by legal time-bombs waiting to blow our video apart.

Suspense! Drama! Romance! Laughs! The emotion of your video can change with a click of a mouse with various ways to get music and sound effects into your video.

Private Lives: Who is protected... the producer or the citizen? It depends.

All Things Audio: Music Creation Software, Music & SFX Libraries and Audio Editing Software

Using segues and bumper music will give your productions a professional touch.

There's a whole lot of confusion surrounding copyrights and the use of music in videos. Here are straight answers to the most common questions.

Join us for a look at the world of copyright law as it applies to the videomaker.

You can turn your ideas into money. But if you don't protect your ideas with copyrights, so can anyone else.

To protect yourself and your productions, you need a firm grasp on the legalities of video. This article will help you learn the law of the land.

Music and sound effects are a great way to add spice to your video productions. Fortunately, you don't need a musician or a foley artist to get the job done; all it takes is a CD player, an audio mixer and a library of sounds.

Frequently asked questions from you, frequently offered answers from us.

Copyright, privacy and permission are important legal principles all videographers should know about. We answer the most common legal questions people have about video and the law.

There is now a massive selection of CD audio that's legal to use and accessible to anyone will to pay the price - and the price isn't bad!

Learn about music creation software that can create high-quality copyright-free audio for your videos.

Learn how to protect your intellectual property with this do-it-yourself Web video copyright guide.

Protecting your work can lead to some confusing red tape. Use these tips from two copyright attorneys to help you cut through it.

Where to turn for tunes - companies that provide royalty-free music and sound effects libraries.

It doesn't cost millions of dollars to creat a blockbuster, only a camcorder and a desire to play Jedi.