Month: October 2011

New Media Center Software Training Sessions this week:

The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of multimedia production experience. There are usually four or five workshops held each week. Check the NMCcalendar for the latest schedule. For more … Continue reading “New Media Center Software Training Sessions this week:”

The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of multimedia production experience. There are usually four or five workshops held each week. Check the NMCcalendar for the latest schedule. For more information, contact the NMC staff(202) 885-2560.

Wednesday 10/5/2011 8:00pm – 9:00pm Beginner Photoshop
Thursday 10/6/2011 4:00pm – 5:00pm Basic Animation for Film
Friday 10/7/2011 11:00am – 12:00pm Basic Motion Graphics for Video
Saturday 10/8/2011 4:30pm – 5:30pm Final Cut Pro X for FCP 7 Users

See the complete Fall Training Schedule by date or by topic.

There is a wealth of multimedia training resources available online. AU faculty, staff and students have access to thousands of hours of free training atLynda.com. Create a personal profile and get started. More information about resources can be found at Multimedia @ AU.

UCLA/AIME Streaming Video Lawsuit Dismissed

Librarians (particularly media librarians and copyright experts) who have been awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit filed by the Association for Information Media and Equipment (AIME) against UCLA in January 2010 can now stop waiting. The case has been dismissed, though on technical grounds that stop short of clarifying whether the practice UCLA engaged is … Continue reading “UCLA/AIME Streaming Video Lawsuit Dismissed”

Librarians (particularly media librarians and copyright experts) who have been awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit filed by the Association for Information Media and Equipment (AIME) against UCLA in January 2010 can now stop waiting. The case has been dismissed, though on technical grounds that stop short of clarifying whether the practice UCLA engaged is acceptable under copyright law.

The lawsuit charged UCLA with breaking copyright law in streaming videos of complete BBC Shakespeare plays on a closed course management system without obtaining licensing. Part of the reason for dismissal is the existence of a sovereign immunity doctrine. UCLA as a state institution is immune from being sued in federal court. To put it in a local context, American University as a private university would not be protected by sovereign immunity.

The other cause for dismissal was lack of standing. AIME, though an association representing many copyright-holding companies, doesn’t itself own the copyrights it alleges were infringed. Ambrose Video, the copyright owner, should have been the plaintiff.

There was no decision or opinion on UCLA’s argument that a video purchased with Public Performance Rights could be streamed in its entirety without further licensing.

Link to ruling

A user-friendly summary of the decision can be found on Duke University’s Scholarly Communications Blog

Arrested Development: Breaking News!

NEW YORK (AP) The Bluth family’s frozen banana stand may be back in business. At an “Arrested Development” reunion Sunday at the New Yorker Festival, the creators and cast announced plans for a new TV show that spins off the short-lived but critically acclaimed TV show, which went off the air in 2006 after just … Continue reading “Arrested Development: Breaking News!”

NEW YORK (AP) The Bluth family’s frozen banana stand may be back in business.

At an “Arrested Development” reunion Sunday at the New Yorker Festival, the creators and cast announced plans for a new TV show that spins off the short-lived but critically acclaimed TV show, which went off the air in 2006 after just three seasons. They also discussed more concrete plans for a much-awaited movie.

Creator Mitchell Hurwitz said the spinoff will feature nine or ten episodes focusing on each character and leading up to the movie. The first scene of the movie will be all the characters reunited.

The Fox show, which suffered low ratings despite its rabid fan base, starred Jason Bateman, Michael Cera and Portia de Rossi. They played members of a dysfunctional family who ran a collapsing real estate development company and frozen banana stand.

Shooting for the TV show is tentatively set to begin next summer.

The movie doesn’t have a release date, Hurwitz said, adding that the creative aspects have been largely worked out, but the business side is still being negotiated.

“We’re all game,” he said. “We’ve hated being coy, but we’ve been trying to put together this ambitious idea.”

Check out the series here in Media Services!

Arrested Development Seasons 1 – 3: HU DVD 4871 – 4878