Transcripts of audio/video media interviews

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Transcripts of audio/video media interviews

Is it legal to post my own transcripts of interviews

jmorgan

12:04 am on Jul 12, 2007 (gmt 0)

If I wrote out some transcripts of interviews I heard/saw on the TV/radio or other media and posted them on my website, would that be legal?

Or would those the TV/radio station hold the copyright to even the written version of those interviews?

ccDan

5:18 am on Jul 16, 2007 (gmt 0)

I'm not a lawyer, but I would think that your transcript would be a derivative work of their interview. And, for a derivative work, you would need the permission of the copyright holder in order to publish it.

So, without permission, I think you would be violating their copyright if you post your own transcripts.