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Copyright status of lectures



I could not get a clear idea of the real nature of those lectures from the original posting.  Peter seems to have concluded that they were presented only orally and were taped.  It seems to me that they could have been written out and then presented orally just as are many public lectures and presentations at meetings such as those at SAA, some of which are recorded and offered for sale.  I assume such taping and selling could constitute publication.
It seems to me that if the format of the lectures is written records that were read alout to an audience, then they would be manuscripts subject to federal copyright protection form the moment of creations.  Perhaps the original poster canprovide more details on the format of the lectures.
Like Peter, I claim no legal training or expertise other than what I picked up as a juror in a few cases in the local Texas district courts.  Unfortunately none of those trials dealt with copyright.


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