Reclaiming Fair Use by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi

10/03/2016

Raoul Peck, the amazing Haitian filmmaker, said that he could not have made his latest work, I Am Not Your Negro, in another country, because the U.S. has the important right of fair use. More here:
http://cmsimpact.org/general/getting-real-2016-pat-aufderheides-conference-take/

08/09/2016

Sony censors games for TALKING ABOUT "No Man's Sky."These journalists need to strengthen their knowledge of fair use, sheesh.
http://games.mxdwn.com/news/sony-lifts-copyright-strikes-on-videos-discussing-no-mans-sky/

06/24/2016

Glad to see the jury found for Led Zeppelin, and not because I'm worried that they'll starve in their old age. Here's why: thebea.st/262OSqL

It may seem like a simple case of David vs. riff-stealing Goliath. But if Led Zep loses, the real victims could be independent musicians and their fans.

05/02/2016

Used fair use recently? We'd love to hear your story! Here, or at paufder [at] american.edu. Thank you!

05/02/2016

Filmmakers' FAQ on fair use: http://cmsimpact.org/resource/fair-use-frequently-asked-questions/

1. If I want to use something under fair use, do I have to ask permission, give credit, or use a disclaimer? You do not have to ask permission or alert the copyright holder when employing fair use. If you are confident that your fair use claims will hold, bolstered by the Documentary Filmmaker’s Sta…

04/29/2016

Communication scholars created a Code of Best Praactices in FAir Use for Communication Research--and then, what, forgot about it? Too many scholars dream of doing research that they could actually do now, if they knew their rights. The data, here: bit.ly/24oWsYl

04/28/2016

WTFU: when you get your video taken off YouTube because of a copyright challenge, you REALLY need to know your fair use rights, so you can issue a counter-takedown. Here's some help, especially for remixers:
http://cmsimpact.org/code/code-best-practices-fair-use-online-video/

Copyright BackgrounderRecut, Reframe, RecycleUnauthorized: The Copyright Conundrum in Participatory VideoThe Good, The Bad and the Confusing: User-Generated Video Creators on CopyrightLatest News in Fair Use Introduction What This IsThis document is a code of best practices that helps creators, onli…

04/28/2016

"I'm an artist and thinking of incorporating some popular logos and cartoon charcters into my artwork. Will I get in trouble?"
' Here's the motherload of fair use information for artists, art historians, museum professionals, art editors, and more: http://cmsimpact.org/code/fair-use-for-the-visual-arts/

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual ArtsInfographicsVIDEO: Fair Use at Work in the Visual ArtsYou Be the Judge!FAQPowerpoint SlideshowCopyright, Permissions, and Fair Use in the Visual Arts Communities: An Issues ReportDeep Dive on Fair UseAsk Us! February 2015 Click here to view or do…

04/28/2016

How the maker of "MEmories of a Penitent Heart," a doc at Tribeca Film Fest, used fair use to make the movie she wanted to make: http://cmsimpact.org/fair-use/fair-use-makes-documentaries-possible-news-from-tribeca-film-festival-2016/

At the Tribeca Film Festival, many documentaries actively employed fair use—another marker of the fact that fair use has become a basic feature of industry practice. Fair use made Memories of a Penitent Heart possible, in the way that it emerged at the festival. Director Cecilia Aldorondo wanted to…

03/10/2016

Need an infographic to show how archives and museum collections can use fair use? You're in luck!
http://cmsimpact.org/blog/online-access-related-collections-memory-institutions-fair-use-week

Memory institutions make documentation available online for academic or research purposes. Online access to these materials spurs creativity and learning as well as perservation. Principle five in th

03/09/2016

Why Pierre Level is my hero: http://cmsimpact.org/blog/fair-use/“-enrichment-public-knowledge”-what-fair-use-all-about-judge-leval

03/09/2016

Why defending its fair users is good for YouTube: http://cmsimpact.org/blog/fair-use/defending-fair-use-good-youtube’s-business-and-us