Have questions about copyright and permissions? Dania Sheldon has answers.
If the topics of copyright, permissions, and licensing make you uneasy, you’re not alone. Public domain, fair use, open licensing, copyleft, Creative Commons, most favoured nation clause… Is it the author’s lifetime plus 50 years or 70? If something’s on the Internet, is it fair game for reuse? Do lyrics count? What about photographs of artworks? Delving into copyright and permissions can make the heart race in anxiety — or in excitement! In this one-hour overview, you’ll learn how this can be an intriguing, fun, and rewarding area of endeavour, one that can make your work projects more interesting and diversify your skill set for current and prospective clients. Some of the topics we’ll cover include:
- the ethical principles of copyright
- starting early and anticipating delays
- staying organized and keeping paper trails
- assessing risk and protecting yourself
- making the request
- following up
- getting stuck
- negotiating agreements
Introduction
Dania Sheldon received her doctorate in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford as a Commonwealth Scholar. She has over 20 years of editing and writing experience in a wide range of subject areas and genres across the humanities and sciences. In 2017, she received the Tom Fairley Award. That same year, she authored and published The Book of Lua, a finalist in two categories of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Dania has been a member of Editors Canada since 2005, serving as a board member for the BC branch and on the national executive, and contributing to the organization’s professional certification program by co-developing tests in each of the four certification areas.