[wilddoktor]

I’m wondering if anybody knows the answer to this and would be willing to share?

I’m currently narrating an important public domain document that I intend to share online. Not for pay; mostly because I want people that I know to hear it, and also to keep up my narration chops. And it will make a good demo. It could easily be used in e-learning situations, though, so I can see where I might be approached and asked for the rights to use my recordings.

The question is: if I just put these recordings “online”, do I have any legal claim to them? So if somebody uses the recordings without my consent, do I have any legal recourse? Of course I can contact them and ask them to either pay or stop using them, but…is there any legal backing for that if I’ve put them up on the web for free?

Thanks!