Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label copyright. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

How copyright law makes Star Wars homage, not theft

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The fever over Star Wars: The Force Awakens has faded now (we haven't posted about it in over a month!), but there's still plenty...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

The future of film copyright could rest in the Hands of Fate

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Beloved by fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 but unknown to the rest of the world, horror film Manos: The Hands of Fate is often con...
Thursday, December 06, 2012

At last! Free legal services for independent filmmakers

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One of the most worrying parts of working on a big independent film project is the potential legal woes. Large producers tend to have lawyer...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Learn about fair use next Thursday

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Our friends at the Music Library were quick to remind us about the upcoming Digital Futures Forum to be hosted by the library next Thurs...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011

UCLA/AIME Streaming Video Lawsuit Dismissed

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Librarians (particularly media librarians and copyright experts) who have been awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit filed by the Association ...
Saturday, January 08, 2011

How to Use HandBrake

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HandBrake is free software available for Mac and PC that can assist in the circumvention of professional copyright protection measures on pu...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Good News! New DMCA exemptions benefit university faculty and students

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On Monday, the Copyright Office announced new rules on exemptions from prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control a...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Now if it was a Disney movie that was being ripped off...

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You can bet a big dollar lawsuit would have been in the works, real quick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4GR0DconsU&feature=player_emb...
Monday, May 04, 2009

A bad idea gets worse...

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Disney to remove all extras from rental DVDs as well Following in Fox's footsteps, Disney has announced that it will become the second s...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Copyright Basics - The Video

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From the folks at the Copyright Clearance Center link
Friday, July 18, 2008

Cool tool: An online "Is it protected by copyright?" slider

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link
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Good Copy Bad Copy: a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture

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It's streaming for free online. Go. Now. link
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Saturday, May 19, 2007

A Fair(y) Use Tale - a must-see primer on copyright law

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Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University tweaks the noses of the Disney lawyers with this introduction to copyright - done with dozens of...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Upcoming event from the Center for Social Media - May 3

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The Center for Social Media at AU and Women in Film and Video will be holding a session "Getting the Rights Right" on Wednesday,...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Copyright and Documentary Filmmaking: the Comic Book

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A tight dressed, spiky haired filmmaker turns into a tight dressed, spiky haired superhero to fight expanding copyright restrictions. The Ce...
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Open Campus Screenings and Copyright

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There is a common misconception of permissible uses of copyrighted videos on campus that I thought should be mentioned. On a fairly regular...