Decades of original programming at TTT were erased because it was deemed too expensive to preserve the tapes.
Photographers covering Carnival-related events are perceived to be getting a free ride while profiting significantly from covering shows and parties.
While thieves can remove metadata from digital files, creators should clearly identify their work through tagging to lubricate the legal use of creative works.
It actually doesn’t take much effort to find out where a digital file originates, but a surprising number of people looking for IP don’t bother to make the effort.
It’s very troubling that the TTCO and TTCBA think that people like myself are taking advantage of creators of “works of mas” by making off with huge profits from commercializing our photographs without any just benefits being derived by the creators.
“Government regulations are needed to deal with an unaccountable CMO regime. A regime keen on holding others to account, with little internal self-governance.”
“If you don’t have your own servers located in Trinidad, you are going to be subject to the copyright law in the country where the platform operates.”
Above: Martin Raymond and Josanne Leonard host the discussion on Copyright in the Digital Age at NAPA. Photo by Mark…
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Above: A moment of sweet appreciation for Peter Minshall turned out to be sour for me. BitDepth#1049 for July 12,…
It’s Carnival again and the Trinidad and Tobago Copyright Organisation (TTCO) is back on the beat making bold claims about…
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Above: A self-portrait of Laura Ferreira, courtesy the photographer. BitDepth#821 for February 14, 2012 The thing is; I’m kind of…
A collection of papers presented at the Copyright in Carnival Symposium has been released by the NCC here.
Reporting from the NCC hosted seminars on Copyright held on July 16 & 17 2014 at the VIP Lounge at…
