The Brown Bag was very informative and once again it was curious to see the opinions of someone who actually has to deal with copyright. She was a very good speaker and I liked how she incorporated media into her presentation. I also found her opinion on copyright to be interesting as it was negative. This opinion was probably formed by the many hoops she has to jump through to simply have a song in her movies.
I agree that it is interesting to hear opinions from professors who deal with the practice of copyright law on a daily basis. Each seemed to take a different approach. The theatre professor seemed more risk averse while Professor Sikand embodied the phrase, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” I think the different behaviors are a result of how copyright law functions within theatre and documentary film making.