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Good Copy Bad Copy: a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture
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Continue readingA Fair(y) Use Tale – a must-see primer on copyright law
Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University tweaks the noses of the Disney lawyers with this introduction to copyright – done with dozens of brief clips from Disney films used under the fair use guidelines. I’ll assume readers are aware of Disney’s extraordinary litigious history in this area. link
Continue readingUpcoming event from the Center for Social Media – May 3
The Center for Social Media at AU and Women in Film and Video will be holding a session “Getting the Rights Right” on Wednesday, May 3. Everything filmmakers should know about copyright, public domain, creative commons and fair use. Panelists include: Pat Aufderheide, Director of the Center for Social Media, School of Communications, AU; Lauren […]
Continue readingCopyright and Documentary Filmmaking: the Comic Book
A tight dressed, spiky haired filmmaker turns into a tight dressed, spiky haired superhero to fight expanding copyright restrictions. The Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of Law has a novel way of presenting the current difficulties documentary filmmakers are facing. The comic book, Bound by Law? by Keith […]
Continue readingOpen Campus Screenings and Copyright
There is a common misconception of permissible uses of copyrighted videos on campus that I thought should be mentioned. On a fairly regular basis a student group or academic department asks for permission to use a library copy of a feature film for an open screening, believing they are permitted to without acquiring public performance […]
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