I agree with Jen... I've been debating this all evening over the phone with my bf in New York... man our long distance bill is gonna suck...
Kitka --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jen Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 18, 2006, at 6:47 PM, nikadigital wrote: > > > it doesn't matter > > if you are making money or doing this for charity. you must secure > > clearance. > > This just isn't true. There are many times when you can use material > that is owned by others without their permission. I can do a story > about Home Depot, for example, use their logo, film in front of their > store and talk all about them without their permission. Maybe I'm > uncovering bad practices, and of course they might want to stop me, but > they can't. I can create a piece about Bush, using footage of Bush, > without his permission -- I can even take that footage from CNN, right > off the tv, without CNN's permission (I did this... > http://www.bushforpeace.us and distributed the piece all over). > > It's called FAIR USE, and there are many many times people can use > footage created or owned by others, images and trademarks and public > appearances and such. > > SO PLEASE -- let's not censor ourselves, or scare each other into not > doing some great work out of a misunderstanding of what we can and > can't do legally. > > We all have a lot more in the way of rights than people are exercising > in this lawsuit-fearful / pro-corporate-rights and > anti-people-(especially-artist)-rights climate! > > For more, read / watch about fair use: > http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse.htm > http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/rock/pressconf.htm > http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/rock/backgrounddocs/ > bestpractices.pdf > > FAIR USE IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!! > > - Jen > > jenSimmons > http://www.emergingawareness.org > http://www.inclinationsthemovie.com > http://www.jensimmons.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
