Sonic Foundry Live Webinars: "Video Streaming in Education and Beyond: Instruction, Recruitment, Advising, Orientation and LMS Training" and "Copyright Basics for Online Presentations"

MADISON, Wis., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, will host two live webinars this month as part of the company's best practices series.

Video Streaming in Education and Beyond: Instruction, Recruitment, Advising, Orientation and LMS Training
Register now for the live webcast | Tuesday, May 22 at 11:00 a.m. Central 

In an era of budget reductions and cost-cutting, cost and efficiency are primary considerations for institutions of higher learning, but the California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing has been able to continue to provide high quality support services to students while reducing the time required for these functions.

The School of Nursing uses video streaming and lecture capture not only for course instruction and distance education, but also for a slew of other campus functions. Marsha Orr, distance education faculty liaison, will discuss:

• Why video-based instruction and video distribution is key to not only successful course instruction, but also multiple other training needs on campus
• How the department is leveraging lecture capture for LMS training boot camp as they transition to Moodle®
• Tips for saving time in recruitment, advising and orientation through webcasting
• Ways to better standardize information provided to students, which in turn enhance students' perceptions of the quality of support they receive

Presenter: Marsha Orr, Distance Education Faculty Liaison, California State University, Fullerton's Department of Nursing

Moderator: Sean Brown, Vice President of Education, Sonic Foundry

Copyright Basics for Online Presentations
Register now for the live webcast | Tuesday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. Central 

Intellectual property attorney Joseph T. Leone will discuss the basics of webcasting copyright and touch on some recent cases that shed new light.

• What types of content (photos, images, screenshots, videos) can be used safely in an online presentation without author permission? And what content definitely cannot be used?
• What's in the grey zone and what factors dictate how grey is too grey?
• Is there a difference between fair use for face-to-face instruction vs. online, hybrid or blended?
• After a presentation has been streamed online, who owns it? And what happens if it shows up in someone else's presentation?

Presenter: Joseph Leone, a partner in the Madison law firm DeWitt Ross & Stevens with a focus on copyright, trademark and patent matters

Moderator: Erica St. Angel, Vice President of Marketing, Sonic Foundry

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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