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Master Class with Entertainment Lawyer Michael Donaldson
High power entertainment lawyer Michael Donaldson comes to American University for a master class, Copyright Clearance and Fair Use on February 2. Donaldson has represented actors, writers and...
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The American Revolution: A conversation with filmmaker, Bill Lichtenstein
“WBCN brought humanity to the airwaves; a new rhythm to life; a cast of characters we loved and identified with (Charles, Sam, Tommy, Jim, Bill, JJ, Mississippi, Al...); music which evolved as the...
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The Center for Social Media teamed up with MIT's New Media Literacy project to create three video exemplars with six American University School of Communication students. At the Center, the project was...
View ArticleRefrigerator Mothers - Fair Use Clips
For examples of choices made FOR the application of fair use by an independent filmmaker, consider the decisions made by Kartemquin Films when making Refrigerator Mothers. The film is available in its...
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Fair Use Question of the Month: Limits on Quoting?
In this month's fair use question a PhD candidate is given a chance to publish, but is concerned his use of quotes might invite a lawsuit. Dear CSM,I’m a PhD candidate in film theory. My paper on the...
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Why are Bots Overriding Our Fair Use Rights?
It's happened again: Bogus claims of copyright infringement brought down perfectly legitimate content--this time while a lot of people were watching. Vobile, a content identification technology, shut...
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Fair Use Question of the Month: Placing Copyrighted Material On Display in a...
In this month's fair use question a librarian looks for insight on displaying a library's archive of movie posters in a public exhibition. Dear Center for Social Media,I'm a librarian in charge of...
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Fair Use Question of the Month: Covering Exhibits of Copyrighted Works
Dear CMSI, I want to write a blog post about a local art exhibit that’s opening in my town next week. I’m hoping to take pictures at the opening, but I’m sure I’ll end up with copyrighted works from...
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Fair Use Question of the Month: Teaching About Copyrighted Art
Dear CMSI,Next Fall I'll be teaching art history for the first time. I've got some great donations of slides from fellow profs, as well as my own photographs from museums, monuments, books, and...
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