Legal Questions About Recording TV Programs

By Lori Spencer

 

The landmark 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sony Corporation v. Universal City Studios (more widely known as the Betamax case) established the legality of home video recording. The court ruled that home VCR use did not infringe the rights of copyright holders, and that the plaintiffs would not suffer a substantial loss in profits because of home video recording. In this case, it was decided that recording a TV program for later home viewing met the “fair use” standard.

The ever-changing landscape of digital technology presents new legal questions for copyright holders and consumers alike. We’ll tackle a few of the most frequently asked ones.

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Get Paid to Be a Broadcaster

Make no mistake about it — the broadcast industry has changed significantly in the past two decades. Media ownership is now consolidated into fewer hands, major media outlets are suffering budgetary woes, automating programming, and cutting jobs. The Internet has revolutionized broadcasting as we know it, offering news and entertainment options galore with the click of a mouse. The programming consumers once paid for is now readily available for free online. As a result, many professional broadcasters now find themselves working for much smaller salaries, if they can find work at all.

While the broadcaster is in no immediate danger of becoming an endangered species….

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Working as an Audio Engineer

By Lori Spencer

Audio engineering careers require versatility and the ability to adapt to working in a variety of sound formats and applications. One day, an engineer might be making an album for a major rock artist; the next day, he or she might be editing a film soundtrack or mixing a classical 120-piece orchestra‘s recording of Beethoven‘s Ninth Symphony. Jobs in sound engineering range include things such as running live sound at concerts, producing radio and television shows, creating sound for video games, performing audio post production or even designing entire public address (PA) systems and recording studios.

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Careers in Audio Engineering

By Lori Spencer

If you love music, are fascinated by technology and are lucky enough to have very precise hearing, you may have what it takes to become an audio engineer. Producing or engineering an album for one of the world’s top artists is certainly a desirable goal for many, but competition for jobs in the recording industry is fierce. If you want to rise to the top of the heap, you’ll need more than just training or technical expertise. Being a successful audio engineer also requires determination, persistence, patience, industry connections, people skills, and of course, talent.

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Choosing the Best Professional Microphone

By Lori Spencer

Choosing the best professional microphone is a matter of both personal preference and matching the mic’s characteristics to the type of sound you want to capture. Certain types of microphones are better suited for recording vocals than instruments, for example. Others are more appropriate for live sound than studio recording. Regardless of the frequency response or cartridge type you choose, selecting the right microphone ultimately means finding whichever is the best microphone for you.

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How Do I Become a Video Producer?

By Lori Spencer

Making the transition from hobbyist videographer or film enthusiast to professional video producer can require years of training, although not necessarily in a formal academic environment. Most video producers start out as freelancers before working their way up to a job at a major film or television studio. Others can earn comfortable livings running their own businesses producing educational and corporate videos, independent films, music videos, or documenting weddings and other events for private clients. The career and income options are nearly unlimited for a video producer who has the drive, talent and creativity to succeed.

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How to Become a DJ of a Music Radio Station

By Lori Spencer

 

Whether you are changing careers as an adult or are still trying to decide if broadcast journalism is the college major you want, you should know that radio is a very difficult field to break into. This is because there are a finite number of radio stations and available on-air jobs, not nearly enough to match the pool of talented, trained job-seekers in the marketplace. Finding work as a disc jockey on a music radio station is more often a combination of job skills, industry connections, timing and…

 

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How Can I Broadcast a Live Web Show?

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Starting an Internet Talk Radio Show in Ireland

By Lori Spencer

 

These days, you don’t need a degree in broadcasting or a trained radio voice to get “on the air.” You don’t even have to limit your horizons to one local market in Ireland; with the unlimited scope and increasing portability of Internet radio, you can now reach a potential listener base of millions worldwide.

Most of the top Internet radio networks are U.S.-based and do not accept programming from outside the United States. As of October 2010 only two of the big Internet radio networks, World Syndicated Radio and BlogTalkRadio, featured international shows.

In this tutorial you will see how to use the free BlogTalkRadio service. However, you’ll find that the basics of running an Internet radio show are similar across all web-casting platforms.

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How to Start a Talk Radio Broadcast on the Internet

By Lori Spencer

 

Whether you’re already a veteran broadcaster looking to expend your horizons or an expert on a particular subject, hosting an Internet talk radio show can get your message out to millions of potential listeners. As technology continues to evolve, Internet radio will soon be as accessible to listeners as their cell phone or car stereo.

When starting a new talk radio show, you have a choice to make: do you want to spend money to make money? Internet radio networks such as LA Talk Radio, CyberstationUSA, Talk Zone, wsRadio, and The Voice America will, for a fee, put your show before a large listening audience and promote you heavily.

Or if you are just starting out and money is tight, the most popular do-it-yourself talk radio hosting service is Blog Talk Radio. Using BTR, anyone can host a live call-in show using only their telephone and a computer at little to no cost.

 

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