Posted by Susan Fontaine Godwin
Featured, Using Film & Video
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

One of America’s most sacred holidays is fast approaching. The 46th National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl® is less than two weeks away and many churches are preparing for one of their biggest evangelistic opportunities of the year. The Super Bowl® has the largest economic impact of any regular human event with literally every demographic engaged in [...]
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Featured, Using Film & Video, Videos
Friday, June 3rd, 2011

YouTube announces new Creative Commons license for video mashup.
Posted by Susan Fontaine Godwin
Using Film & Video
Monday, March 14th, 2011

“If I’ve legally purchased a video (or image, media, stills or loops), then I should be able to do whatever I want with it, right?” This is a common question voiced by many errant church ministers and leaders. All one has to do is read the red WARNING notice at the beginning of a video [...]
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Basics for Churches, Copyright News, Using Film & Video
Monday, January 31st, 2011

“Fair use” continues to be one of the copyright concepts most frequently cited by churches. It is also continues to be one of the most misunderstood.
Posted by Susan Fontaine Godwin
Copyright News, Featured, Using Film & Video
Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Is your church planning a Super Bowl party? Be sure to check our 2011 guide to Super Bowl copyright issues.
Posted by Susan Fontaine Godwin
Basics for Churches, Decontructing Licenses, Using Film & Video, Using Music
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Get the facts about the synchronization license for your video projects.
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Using Film & Video
Monday, October 4th, 2010

Just got this question via @CopyrightSolver on Twitter: “R we allowed 2 broadcast (tv) a wrshp svc w/a clip of a movie on in the bkgrnd- no audio & the clip is only a couple min?”
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Using Film & Video
Friday, September 17th, 2010

Just got this question on a common subject: “@CopyrightSolver what’s the protocol on using YouTube videos on our church’s website?”
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Using Film & Video
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

What do Jimmy Fallon and Bananrama have to do with your church’s video productions? They were both involved in recent examples of how failing to plan for copyright issues can minimize the value of the videos on which you spend so much time and effort. In Jimmy Fallon’s case, he and NBC creates some sensational productions [...]
Posted by CopyrightSolver
Copyright News, Using Film & Video
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
There has been a lot of confusion about a recent report released by the Librarian of Congress in which it was stated: (1) Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected by the Content Scrambling System when circumvention is accomplished solely in order to accomplish the incorporation of short [...]