[Nfb-krafters-korner] Great ThoughtsLucy

[Gail Smith]

Lucy, you have a simple solution that would solve the big black cloud that
is tearing this group apart.
The board or especially Joyce as the president should just come out and say
they will honor the copyright laws and not reproduce teachers materials or
recordings without the teachers permission.  The whole problem would be
solved and we could get back to enjoying our crafting with friends.
Gail
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucy Cox" <septembergirl95 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 10:48 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Some Thoughts


Hi everyone,

I have been reading the messages concerning the recordings lately. It seems 
reasonable that teachers be able to maintain the rights to their materials 
if they choose. It would seem that unless each teacher signed an agreement 
expressly giving KK the rights, then it would remain the property of the 
teacher. It is also understandable that the division would like to share the 
wealth of knowledge in these recordings. Maybe as a compromise, there could 
be an additional line added to the proposal that teachers fill out asking if 
they are willing to let KK have the rights to the class recording and 
documents.  If the teacher agrees to relinquish the rights to KK, then that 
particular class would be available for future sale and distribution. If 
not, then the students who can make it to that class benefit and the teacher 
is still making a contribution. KK could go through previous classes and 
obtain agreements with those instructors to acquire the rights. This would 
create some extra work for someone, but it would resolve this issue and all 
participants would be legally protected.

This may not be the most ideal solution, but hopefully it can be the 
beginning to an open and respectful dialog to resolving it.

Krafters Korner is a valuable resource and we have to ensure that it remains 
so for blind crafters and teachers alike.

Take care,

Lucy

septembergirl95 at gmail.com

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he 
knows that you are slightly cracked.
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