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Re: Legality of Recording Live Streams?

I'm not a lawyer and I don't have ambulance-chasing ads on TV ...

With that said, in the content of FRC matches and events, the person/group recording the video (ie - artistic creation) has the copyright. The video should be able to be uploaded by its creator to YouTube regardless of the audio content. The DJ should have paid all fees associated with the performance of the music and the burden of royalties should not be on the video-maker, in part because the audio is a byproduct of the video.

As for re-posting streams, that's a slightly stickier issue, since the re-poster usually isn't the video creator. As long as the person/group creating the stream does not object, then there should be no issue. The only point at which FIRST can intervene is if they can show that they are the stream creator and they object to the re-posting.

For instance, the Bridgewater-Raritan District Event was hosted and streamed by team 303. Team 303 owns the copyright on all of the streaming video, but the audience members in actual attendance own the copyright over any videos they created. The musical performers own the copyright on their music, but they have been paid a royalty for the performance at the venue.
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