FAIR USE These are intended as illustrations of fair use in documentary film and as a basis for a more extended discussion of the rights of free speech and freedom of the press. 1. Employing copyrighted material as the object of social, political, or cultural critique Play clip from Belinda – PSA with sock as metaphor for condom Play clip from Fast Food Women – Druthers corporate training film. Training on how to put together a deluxe quarter 2. Quoting works of popular culture to illustrate an argument or point Play clip from Chemical Valley – industrial spots followed by the Graduate 3. Capturing copyrighted media in the process of filming something else Play clip from Morristown: in the air and sun – baby shower with incidental music 4. Using copyrighted material in a historical sequence Play clip from Justice in the Coalfields – John L. Lewis 5. Broader questions of free speech Play clip from Shelter – Lorenson -- used without a release after review by free speech attorney Play clip from On Our Own Land -- aerials -- questioned by local news whether we had the right to airspace over company property
For a full examination of Fair Use and the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practice in Fair Use, visit the Center for Social Media, School of Communication at American University http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/
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