mouseguySo now I’m working on step two of my three part media merry-go-round: Fair-Use (Part 1: Copyright; Part 2: Fair-Use; Part 3: Creative Commons). It’s hard to talk about one without talking about the others. We talked about Copyright last week, but whenever the conversation shifted to usage than Fair-Use and Creative Commons were ready to take up the call. If anything I think I pumped up the interest in what Fair-Use and Creative Commons can do to answer the dilemma presented by the ongoing Copyright controversy. So the following is the ongoing working prototype for part 2:

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typingkidWhen:Third week Tuesday OR Thursday @ 8:30 pm ET (you only need to attend one session per week)So What the Heck is Fair Use & How’s It Suppose to Protect My Butt

 

Pre-session videos & Information: Please make sure to preview the following videos and read through the information listed below before our session together

Fair-Use Fairy Tale

Copyright Basics – Reviewed:
Definition of Copyright:
* Permanently fixed work that can be seen or heard
* Only copyright owner can use the work

What can be Copyrighted:
* books
* plays
* films/movies
* dance
* music

Copyright Duration
* lifetime + 70 years – company 100 years

Facts About Fair Use:
1. There are limits to _______
2. A small bit can be used for: a. ______________, b. ______________, c. ________________, d. _______________
3. Three conditions to consider toward whether something is Fair Use: a. ______________, b. ______________, c. _________________
4. Fair-Use is not a ____________, it is a ________ ________ ___________

Check out the website http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair_use for a remarkable list of “Best Practices” publications, especially a PDF called Online Best Practices in Fair Use and the following videos:

Fair Use and Free Speech in Documentary Film

ReMix Culture: Fair Use is Your Friend:

The last video is an optional video on how current copyright law is getting in the way of documentary makers presenting important social events in our recent history:

Sources:
Youtube video: A Fair(y) Use Tale by Eric Faden/Media Education Foundation, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo retrieved on 7/18/2009

Youtube video: How to Copyright : Learn What Cannot Be Protected Under Copyright Law by Nathan Boehme/Expert Village, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfKVg4SACY retrieved on 6/8/2009

Youtube video: Fair Use and Free Speech in Documentary Film produced by Center for Social Media School of Communication American University, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY-2YshuJ8o retrieved on 7/18/2009

Blip.tv video: ReMix Culture: Fair Use is Your Friend: produced by Center for Social Media School of Communication American University, http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/fair_use_in_online_video/ retrieved on 7/18/2009

PDF document: Online Best Practices in Fair Use produced by Center for Social Media School of Communication American University, http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/fair_use_in_online_video/ retrieved on 7/18/2009

Youtube video: Eyes on the Fair Use of The Prize directed and produced by Jacob Caggiano, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0pM1hJGU8 retrieved on 7/18/2009