Comments on: Avoid Copyright Infringement During The Pandemic (and Always) https://karencommins.com/2020/03/avoid-copyright-infringement-during-the-pandemic-and-always.html Atlanta Audiobook Narrator Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Karen Commins https://karencommins.com/2020/03/avoid-copyright-infringement-during-the-pandemic-and-always.html#comment-2120 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:11:48 +0000 http://www.karencommins.com/?p=10615#comment-2120 In reply to Dan Berkowitz.

Hi, Dan! Thanks for the kind words.

Whether you record yourself or narrate live to the limited membership on WhatsApp, you’d still be making a public transmission.

As I wrote in the article:

This exemption seems meant to cover story times at libraries. It still wouldn’t allow someone to transmit the story over the internet.

You have no control over what the audience members do. If you transmit a recording, what would stop someone from sharing it elsewhere or even publishing it to earn royalties? If you narrate live, someone in the audience could record you and do the same thing.

I hope these thoughts are helpful.

Karen

]]> By: Dan Berkowitz https://karencommins.com/2020/03/avoid-copyright-infringement-during-the-pandemic-and-always.html#comment-2119 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:40:38 +0000 http://www.karencommins.com/?p=10615#comment-2119 What a great and informative page Ms. Commins! Question: Would recording myself reading a book, and sending the recording to a Whatsapp group with limited membership be considered transmission to the public

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