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• What's Legal YouTube: Fair Use Vs Copyright Laws
  December, 2009
  by Mark Levy and Saba Siddiqui
  The most common YouTube Video copyright infringement involves using songs in without permission of the copyright holder that cannot be claimed as "Fair Use".
• What's Legal: Can You Copyright A Name?
  July, 2009
  by Mark Levy
  The Copyright Act states that names, titles, short phrases and expressions cannot be registered in the U.S. Copyright Office. But Wait! Trademark law can cover…
• What's Legal producer's rights
  January, 2009
  by Mark Levy
  The Public Domain - Unraveling the Confusion of when Copyright claims dissolve. When our country's Founding Fathers adopted the U.S. Constitution, they wanted…
• What's Legal: producer's rights
  April, 2008
  by Mark Levy
  How Fair Is Fair? Copyright Law and Fair Use
• What's Legal: Producer's Rights
  January, 2008
  by Mark Levy
  Musical Copyright Tips to navigate murky shark-filled waters
• In Box
  July, 2007
  by the Editors
• What's Legal
  January, 2007
  by Mark Levy
  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…
• In Box
  November, 2006
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
• In Box
  May, 2005
  by Morgan Paar
• Music in a Box
  January, 2005
  by Hal Robertson
  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.
• What's Legal Placing Products in Your Production
  October, 2009
  by Mark Levy and Michael Bashover
  Placing Products in Your Production
• Church Video: Lights, Camera, Worship
  June, 2004
  by Bill Mauger
  You'll never walk alone: a pragmatic guide to worship video from those who have gone before.
• Editing: Editing from Start to Finish, Part 1 of 4
  April, 2004
  by Bill Davis
  This is the first part of a planned 4-part introduction to video editing. Part 1: Prep, Log and Capture.
• Music, Music, Music
  January, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  There are several ways to create professional--and legal--music tracks, depending on your needs, talents and budget.
• Editing: Using Stock Footage
  August, 2003
  by Bill Davis
  Stock footage can save you both time and money.
• In Box
  August, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
• Copyright: Legal Issues You Need to Know
  January, 2003
  by Mark Levy
  Get permission or face the music.
• Fan Films on the Web
  August, 2002
  by James DeRuvo
  It doesn't cost millions of dollars to creat a blockbuster, only a camcorder and a desire to play Jedi.
• In Box
  March, 2007
  by Videomaker's Editors
• Copy Protection
  January, 2002
  by Mark Levy
  Protecting your work can lead to some confusing red tape. Use these tips from two copyright attorneys to help you cut through it.
• Buyout Music For Video
  January, 2002
  by Joe McCleskey
  Where to turn for tunes - companies that provide royalty-free music and sound effects libraries.
• In box readers' letters
  January, 2009
  by The Editors
  Inspired by Viewfinder Column; Separation of Editorial Coverage versus Advertising; Sound Needs Consideration, Too; The World is Reading Videomaker - There are&…
• In Box
  August, 2008
  by The Editors
  readers' letters
• What's Legal: Producers Rights.
  June, 2008
  by Mark Levy and Gina Gullace
  Private Lives: Who is protected... the producer or the citizen? It depends.
• In Box: reader's letters
  April, 2008
  by The Editors
• A Score In Time
  January, 2008
  by Brian Peterson
  All Things Audio: Music Creation Software, Music & SFX Libraries and Audio Editing Software
• Sound Advice: Bump it Up a Notch
  January, 2006
  by Hal Robertson
  Using segues and bumper music will give your productions a professional touch.
• In box: readers' letters
  February, 2009
  by The Editors
  This month’s letters: Vets' Stories - needing historical footage; Working in the Wild - Killarney Provincial Park; Editing Dirty Little Tricks - Sync the&hell…
• Sound Track: The Copyright Riddle
  December, 1996
  by Loren Alldrin
  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.
• Mass Media Law
  December, 1995
  by Mark Levy
  Join us for a look at the world of copyright law as it applies to the videomaker.