If you are creating promotional materials for your department, or hiring a photographer for an event, contact SFU Communications & Marketing or the Communications staff in your department or faculty.
You will want to make sure your contract addresses the copyright ownership and the rights for the resulting product - you will want to make sure it transfers copyright in those materials to SFU, including the exclusive right to use that image, footage or track in any way and for all time. This means the creator cannot license or sell the materials to anyone else, and it means that no restrictions exist in the ways in which SFU and its departments can use the material. Keep all signed agreements on file in your office.
Keep in mind that if you are recording events, you may need to have any speakers sign a speaker release form. There can also be privacy issues related to recording events. Contact the University's Information and Privacy Officer with any questions about privacy.
Contact the Copyright Office (copy@sfu.ca) with any questions, or for template contracts and forms.
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