{"id":5837,"title":"Ethics and Copyright","kind":"book","url":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/ethics-and-copyright","version":"f5cf9d6c4e30a6c832b80f50c53c930b89afdae1d6eea6b05a806118d37859d0","modified":"2026-09-15T17:42:52.9407906+00:00","credits":[],"authorKeys":[],"subjects":[],"metadata":[{"label":"Publication type","value":"Web Article","url":null}],"citations":{"page":"\u0022Ethics and Copyright.\u0022 Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2026. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/ethics-and-copyright.","publication":"Ethics and Copyright.","risUrl":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/citation/5837.ris"},"links":[{"label":"Video Preservation - The Basics","url":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/video-preservation-basics","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"New York State Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts","url":"https://www.vlany.org/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"The Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts","url":"http://www.libertynet.org/pvla/resources.htm","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"U.S. Copyright Act","url":"http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Conservation OnLine Copyright","url":"http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Conservation OnLine Ethics","url":"http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/ethics/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Library of Congress Copyright Office Circulars","url":"http://www.loc.gov/copyright/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Stanford University Libraries Copyright","url":"https://fairuse.stanford.edu/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Solving the Dilemma of Copyright Protection Online","url":"http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/03-02/doi.html","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Who Owns What? Intellectual Property, Copyright, and the Next Millennium","url":"http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/04-03/","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice","url":"http://aic.stanford.edu/pubs/ethics.html","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null},{"label":"The Society of American Archivists Code of Ethics for Archivists","url":"http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp","relationship":"record body link","contentType":null}],"sections":[{"name":"body","source":"VHP record body","generated":false,"characters":2116},{"name":"summary","source":"existing VHP generated summary","generated":true,"characters":691}],"content":{"section":"body","source":"VHP record body","generated":false,"text":"Video Preservation - The Basics: contents Many video collections have evolved without any clear collection policy. An important part of planning for a preservation program involves the complex areas of copyright, fair use and the ethical relationship between the collector and the works. It includes ascertaining the legal authority for the tapes you have. How did you acquire the work? Do you have written documentation which substantiates this? Were signed releases and clearances executed when the tape was produced? Do you have the legal right to duplicate or to exhibit the work? If so, under what circumstances? Many states also have volunteer legal services to assist artists and arts organizations. New York State Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is located in Manhattan. The Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is a non-profit legal services organization founded in 1978 to provide legal help to the area\u0027s artists and cultural organizations. The site has a links and resources section with a list of all volunteer lawyers for the arts organizations in the United States as well as US Government offices. The U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 and all subsequent amendments is available from the U.S. Copyright Office as a downloadable PDF file. The following links provide extensive information about this important and complex area. Conservation OnLine Copyright, intellectual property and ethics Conservation OnLine Ethics and copyright Library of Congress Copyright Office Circulars Circular 1 - Copyright Basics Circular 22 - How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work Stanford University Libraries Copyright and fair use issues with current legislation, and cases Solving the Dilemma of Copyright Protection Online. The Journal of Electronic Publishing. December, 1997, Volume 3, Issue 2. Who Owns What? Intellectual Property, Copyright, and the Next Millennium. The Journal of Electronic Publishing, March 1999, Vol. 4. Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works The Society of American Archivists Code of Ethics for Archivists","offset":0,"nextOffset":null,"totalCharacters":2116,"complete":true},"rightsUrl":"https://www.videohistoryproject.org/terms-service"}