If you take a photo of something public then your photo is copyrighted by you, automatically.
If you draw a picture of something public then your drawing is copyrighted by you, automatically.
If you take a write an essay about something public then your essay is copyrighted by you, automatically.
Just because the meeting was public does not mean that the recorder of the meeting is putting their recording in the public domain. Barry Parr is in the wrong. He should have made his own recording. Then he could publish that, although there are some other tricky spots along the way.
If you take a photo of something public then your photo is copyrighted by you, automatically.
If you draw a picture of something public then your drawing is copyrighted by you, automatically.
If you take a write an essay about something public then your essay is copyrighted by you, automatically.
Just because the meeting was public does not mean that the recorder of the meeting is putting their recording in the public domain. Barry Parr is in the wrong. He should have made his own recording. Then he could publish that, although there are some other tricky spots along the way.
-Walter
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