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Ways to extract audio from a video

If you're using a Mac, you can separate audio from video using iMovie - here's a tutorial link:

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/imovie/separating/

For a PC, try the open-source VLC program:

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/1266-extracting-the-sound-from-a-video-with-vlc

Thanks to Jean Fong for this info.

Jordan, CJSF's Production coordinator, suggests that you can also extract audio from a DVD and should see this site for information: http://handbrake.fr/details.php

Convert Android Files to MP3

If you are recording interviews on your Android phone, you will want to convert it to an editable format. This site is not the only place you can do the conversion, but it seems quite easy to use.

http://www.convertfiles.com/

Airing Copyright Written Material

AIRING COPYRIGHT MATERIAL

Authors' ownership of their own work is protected in Canada by the Canadian Copyright Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/page-1.html

Q: Can I read out other people’s literary works or articles from newspapers, magazines, or websites on the air?
A: If you have the permission of the copyright holder (usually the author), then you can. (even better if the author reads it him/herself). It is not legal in Canada to read out copyright material on the air without permission, except for certain purposes (see below).

Q: How do I know if a work is copyright?
A1: If it’s been published less than 50 years, it’s definitely still under copyright.
A2: If the author died less than 50 years ago, it’s still under copyright.
A3: If you don’t know the author, but it was published less than 75 years ago, it’s still under copyright.

Q: Can I use part of the work?
A: Yes, the Copyright Act says is is Fair Dealing if you excerpt from the work for purposes of literary criticism, review, or news reporting, but you have to give credit.

Q: What kind of credit must I give?
A: Name the source of the work, including the names of the author and publisher.

Q: What about a parody?
A: Canadian courts are back and forth on whether parody is fair dealing, on the basis that they are “criticism.”

Q: What if it’s out from under copyright?
A: You can use longer passages then – but remember, plagiarism is fundamentally wrong. Be sure always to give credit where credit is due.