If I can locate the owner of some materials can I just use it and then if the owner turns up just remove the material or if necessary pay a licence to them at that stage?
Copyright is a form of property and like any other property should not be used without the permission of the owner. It is worth bearing in mind that should the copyright owner appear, they may consider suing you and your college for copyright infringement. In such a case, you would want to show the rightsholder, and perhaps the courts, that you have acted in good faith. It may be helpful to keep detailed records of the efforts that you made to trace the copyright holder but were unsuccessful in tracing him or her. 8. A group of students wish to arrange a fundraising event for a charity. They intend to organise a screening of a classic film and impose an entry charge. Is the performance covered by section 34 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988 or is a separate licence required? In short this use will be considered as a public performance for entertainment purposes and therefore section 34 of the CDPA might not apply. Section 34 of the CDPA states: (1) The performance o
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