Jul 12 2008
What Is Fair Use
Online videographers struggle with the concept of “Fair Use.” Is adding a copyighted song to a photo collage in order to create a mood fair use? What if you declare the product non-commercial? Can something be fair use if you intend to make money with it?
The American University Center for Social Media has released a very interesting report on fair use of video online that explores the 6 best practices for fair use and also explodes several popular myths. It even mentions the Dramatic Chipmunk – so it must be good.
The Six Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video are:
- Commenting On Or Critiquing Of Copyrighted Material
- Using Copyrighted Material For Illustration Or Example
- Capturing Copyrighted Material Incidentally Or Accidentally
- Reproducing, Reposting, Or Quoting In Order To Memorialize, Preserve, Or Rescue An Experience, An Event, Or A Cultural Phenomenon
- Copying, Reposting, And Recirculating A Work Or Part Of A Work For Purposes Of Launching A Discussion
- Quoting In Order To Recombine Elements To Make A New Work That Depends For Its Meaning On (Often Unlikely) Relationships Between The Elements
It’s a very interesting discussion. You can download a PDF of the full report here.
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