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Fair Use and Free Speech for Documentarians!

Documentary filmmakers have created, through their professional associations, a clear, easy to understand statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use. Read the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use.

Fair Use is the right, in some circumstances, to quote copyrighted material without asking permission or paying for it. It is a crucial feature of copyright law. In fact, it is what keeps copyright from being censorship. You can invoke fair use when the value to the public of what you are saying outweighs the cost to the private owner of the copyright.

Find out what this means to you as an educator, a filmmaker, an activist and a citizen. Download the statement, listen to the press conference and learn more here

Starts11/14/2005
Ends12/24/2005
IssuesMedia, Politics/Government
Homepagewww.centerforsocialmedia.org
Contactsocialmedia@american.edu

Posted on November 22, 2005 in Event / Call to action by Anayansi