No Royalty
Podcast Description
No Royalty is a mini series about the public domain. Jessie explores this topic because it is so valuable to the growth of creative works, economic stimulation, and even for historical insight.
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The series delves into public domain issues, modern copyright laws, and their impact on creativity, featuring episodes like 'Accidental Book Burning' which discusses contemporary copyright challenges with expert guests, highlighting historical insights and current events in copyright legislation.

No Royalty is a mini series about the public domain. Jessie explores this topic because it is so valuable to the growth of creative works, economic stimulation, and even for historical insight.
In this episode, Jessie addresses efforts being taken by the global community to provide more accessibility to artistic works and counteract some of the issues presented by a long copyright term. Including: The Lost Media Wiki, Creative Commons, CARL, and the Marrakesh Treaty. Jessie chat with CFUV Production Coordinator Amelia to share some of her thoughts as well.
Show Resources
https://www.carl-abrc.ca/ (Resources for Preservation and activism in copyright)
https://creativecommons.org/policies/ (Creative Commons; limited copyright allowances)
https://northnordsharedprint.ca/shared-print-in-canada/ (Shared Print Preservation)
https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/ (Knowledge Unlatched [KU] assists researchers, librarians, and publishers in making research and scholarly materials Open Access)
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/summary_berne.html (Summary of Berne Convention; an international treaty regarding copyright restrictions)
https://i-d.co/article/internet-community-unearthing-lost-episodes-favourite-childhood-shows/ (2021 Vice Article about the founding and principles of Lost Media Wiki)
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-13-209/ (Library of Congress reports on loss of film and urges for preservation even if on lower quality formats)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rYebYQtVCnwj9uWqcJNt77NQF3aGY26J/view?usp=drive_link (Creative Commons Course Content – 2025; CC-BY 4.0)
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/faculty-and-staff/copyright/intro-to-copyright-law/licensed-royalty-free-content/pd-flowchart—types.html (Canadian Copyright Term and Public Domain Flowcharts – University of Alberta; CC-BY 4.0)
https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/301019 (Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled – JN 27, 2013)
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/summary_marrakesh.html (A summary of the Marrakesh Treaty)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/501607/wipe-out-when-bbc-kept-erasing-its-own-history (BBC’s History of destroying television broadcasts)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding/comments/17vbp06/big_changes_to_openai_terms_of_service/ (OpenAI changes in Terms of Use)
https://openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use/ (OpenAI – current Terms of Use)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes (List of Doctor Who missing episodes)
Ambient Horror Track 01 – [FREE DOWNLOAD CC-BY] – CleytonKauffman https://soundcloud.com/cleytonkauffman/ambient-horror-track-01-free
Space Jazz – Kevin Macleod https://soundcloud.com/trackistador/kevin-macleod-space-jazz-spacige-fahrstuhlmusik-cc-by-30
16mm Film Reel by bone666138 — https://freesound.org/s/198838/ — License: Attribution 4.0
VHS Tape and Machine Rewind High Speed Real Sounds With TV Static Effects by DudeAwesome — https://freesound.org/s/790278/ — License: Attribution 4.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSJV5phsp_Q&list=RDxSJV5phsp_Q&start_radio=1 – Lo-Fi Space Ambient Drone Music by Forgotten Dawn – License: Attribution 4.0

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