Check out this little video about Margaret Mitchell.
Gone with the Wind - HU DVD 9
Back in 2009, Waxy.org’s Andy Baio produced Kind of Bloop, a chiptune tribute to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. It was one of the biggest early success stories for crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.
Today, Baio announced he had paid $32,000 in a copyright settlement — not over the music, which he licensed from the publisher, but over the album cover, a pixel art version of the iconic Kind of Blue cover photographed by Jay Maisel.
Maisel sued Baio for copyright infringement, seeking “either statutory damages up to $150,000 for each infringement at the jury’s discretion and reasonable attorneys fees or actual damages and all profits attributed to the unlicensed use of his photograph, and $25,000 for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violations.”
Baio believed he had a “fair use” defense, based on the fact that the pixel art could be considered a “transformative work” that comments on the original. Unfortunately, proving that in court would likely have cost him more than 10 times as much as he paid in the settlement.
“My lawyers and I firmly believed that I was legally in the right,” he told Gizmodo. “But it doesn’t matter, fair use doesn’t protect you unless you’re willing to pay to defend yourself.”
Eva Gabrielsson: “’There Are Things I Want You to Know’ About Stieg Larsson and Me”
Seven years ago, Swedish journalist and author Stieg Larsson suffered a heart attack. He died without ever knowing the success of his Millennium trilogy. The books – "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" - have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide. Larsson’s longtime partner, Eva Gabrielsson, says the books could not have been written without her, and she’s now locked in a bitter dispute with the author's family. They disagree on the rights and income from the books, and the publication of a possible fourth book. Gabrielsson has written a new memoir in which she details her version of the story. The book is called "’There Are Things I Want You to Know’ About Stieg Larsson and Me."
Guest:
Eva Gabrielsson author, architect, and political activist. Her new memoir, "'There Are Things I Want You to Know' About Stieg Larsson and Me" details her more than 30 years with Swedish
novelist Stieg Larsson.
[As seen on the WAMU Diane Rehm Show site.]
Listen to today’s show here:
The film version of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy can be found here in Media Services.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – HU DVD 7891
The Girl Who Played with Fire – HU DVD 7892
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – HU DVD 7893
The AFI Discovery Channel SilverDocs Film Festival kicked off today. It runs from June 20 – June 26. There are many ways to keep up with the film festival. They have the SilverDocs web site, which also contains the “festival genius”, a guide to all the films that includes brief summaries, Youtube trailers, and show dates and times.
You can follow the SilverDocs on Twitter @silverdocs or find them on Facebook, where they have a SILVERDOCS Facebook fan page.
These guys are really covering all the bases because they’ve even got a SilverDocs tumblr, which is a blog that is currently highlighting titles in the film festival with eye-catching stills and links back to the film descriptions and show dates and times on their official site.
Finally, they have a Silver Docs Youtube Channel with video of the kick-off party and trailers for some of the films being shown this week.
Here’s the AFI SilverDocs 2011 Sizzle Reel:
Most streaming videos listed are available exclusively to AU students, staff and faculty after an online authentications by AUID#.
Here’s a sneak peak at what can be found in the HEALTH AND FITNESS Filmography
All jacked up: Hungry for the truth? 2008. 1 videodisc (110 min.). "All jacked up is an angst-driven portrait of four teenagers who discover the truth about their obsessive, addictive, and emotion-fueled eating habits.” DVD 4040
Ayurveda the art of being. 2004. 1 videodisc (102 min.). Ayurveda, the "science of life", one of the oldest holistic medical systems in the world. Originating in India more than 5000 years ago, and spreading to Tibet, China and Japan, this uncanny intersection of science, medicine and magic is only now receiving serious study in the West. DVD 872
Beauty mark Body image & the race for perfection. 2009. 1 videodisc (53 min.). "[Diana] Israel, a Boulder-based psychotherapist and former champion triathlete, talks candidly about her long and agonizing personal struggle with eating disorders and obsessive exercising, fearlessly confronting her own painful past as she attempt to come to terms with American culture's unhealthy fixation on self-destructive ideals of beauty and competitiveness. The film lends context to Israel's personal odyssey with fascinating insights from athletes, bodybuilders, fashion models, and inner-city teens, as well as prominent cultural critics and authors" -- Container. DVD 6876
Healing and the mind. 2009. 3 videodiscs (318 min.). Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients -- people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. He discusses their search for answers today? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing? DVD 5711 - 5713
Incredible human machine. 2007. 1 videodisc and 1 streaming video (96 min.). Brilliantly designed and marvelous in its mechanics, the human body is incredible. With stunning footage and powerful first hand accounts, take a fantastic journey through an ordinary day in the life of the human body. Witness striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of open-brain surgery to real-time views of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords. Meet athletes and other unique people who push the human body to its ultimate limits. Take an exhilarating tour of the human body, from the inside out, to reveal the miraculous everyday workings of the incredible human machine. Features cutting-edge medical technology and groundbreaking CGI views. An update to the 1975 documentary. DVD 4660 and Streaming video
http://proxyau.wrlc.org/login?url=http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=8604&xtid=40765
See the full Health and Fitness filmography here.
Virtual Ribbons from James Alliban on Vimeo.
I know it seems like this technology is WAY beyond anything you can do at this point, but it's not. You can do it in Flash. Check out this tutorial from Adobe and learn just how easy it can be to create amazing AR applications.
The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library ALADIN catalog (www.catalog.wrlc.org)
Most streaming videos listed are available exclusively to AU students, staff and faculty after an online authentications by AUID#.
Here’s a sneak peak at what can be found in the recently updated WAR AND THE MEDIA Filmography:
Bill Moyers journal. Bill Moyers journal: Moyers collection. 2007. 1 videodisc (58 min.). "Tracing a President's steps in escalating war, this edition of the Journal looks back to Lyndon Johnson's deliberations on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Using a compilation of excerpts from taped conversations in which LBJ wrestled with what to do in Southeast Asia, Bill Moyers draws a parallel between two very different men united, across time, by their role as Commander-in-Chief. “Granted, Barack Obama is not Lyndon Johnson, Afghanistan is not Vietnam, and this is now, not then. But listen and you will hear echoes and refrains that resonate today,” says Moyers."--Container. DVD 6797
Frontline journalists: Death and danger in Afghanistan. 2008. 1 videodisc (50 min.). This documentary showcases the chaos and extreme dangers that journalists face in the most war-torn areas of the world. DVD 4209
Imaginary witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust. 2009. 1 videodisc (92 min.). This documentary examines the American film and television industry's response to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi persecution of the Jews before, during, and after World War II. Uses film clips, newsreel footage and interviews of filmmakers and Holocaust survivors. DVD 8070
The war briefing. 2008. (60 min.). Examines the policy choices the next president will face as he inherits an overstretched military, frayed alliances, and wars on two fronts. Features strategists and diplomats discussing how to correct past failures and how to shape a realistic foreign policy approach in the war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Presents on-the-ground reporting from the deadliest battlefield in the mountains of Afghanistan and follows the trail to the militant safe havens deep inside the Pakistani tribal areas. DVD 1085 and Streaming video
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warbriefing/view/
See the full War and the Media filmography here.