Peter Dimov wrote:
Jeff Garland wrote:
Sure, it's "Intellectual Property". The issue is getting proper permission from all the presenters and the legalities to do that correctly. We'd probably need to consult a lawyer, write a contract, etc.
Getting a permission from a copyright holder is easy, you don't need a contract for that, just a simple "I agree..." note and a signature. IANAL, of course.
Exactly, and neither are any of the program committee members. I've presented tutorials at a few conferences. Like it or not, they all have release forms drafted by lawyers to release rights to the materials. Folks that work for 'companies' often have a legal approval process to go thru before they can even sign the release.
But it's good enough for Boost; we don't even have the signatures of the copyright holders.
Understood. But, please keep in mind that this is our first year and there are multiple things that would need to happen to be able to record and distribute all the sessions. Permissions is one. Getting gear, people, etc to record 2 simultaneous sessions is another. Distributing the sessions videos is another. Overall, these things constitute a potential distraction from our primary goal: to provide a good conference experience to those that will be in Aspen. It's not impossible to imagine overcoming these things, but we have enough to do to meet our primary obligation first. Jeff