Fair Use Remix Institute http://www.remixinstitute.net Mix and mash your way to a freer youth culture! Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:26:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Copyright was Meant to Protect Artists - Not Corporations An example of the intent of copyright, as expressed in the United States Constitution, is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."[1] Copyright has been internationally standardized, lasting between fifty to ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=171 What is Piracy? "Piracy" is a slang term for copyright infringement, the unlawful reproduction of the work of another, often for the purpose of re-distribution and profit. Modern day "pirates" can make perfect digital copies of songs, videogames or software. Copyright holders worry that customers will buy the infringing copy of the work ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=169 Remix has been around since the beginning of culture Just look at Wikipedia's entry on Shakespeare here. The movie is based on The Taming of the Shrew. It is an example of Read/Write Culture. This is how culture is made. We quote other work, we reference, allude to and are influence by other work that came before us. http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=170 Is Remix a Cultural Right or is it Piracy? What is Remix? * Political Remix Videos are critical or satirical works of art focusing on political, social, cultural or economic topics and created by remixing corporate intellectual property and/or appropriated footage generally without the permission of the copyright holder. A key component of Political Remix Video work is that it’s ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=176 Fair Use is a Right -Not a Privilege Copyright law has several features that permit quotations from copyrighted works without permission or payment, under certain conditions. Fair use is the most important of these features. It has been an important part of copyright law for more than 150 years. Where it applies, fair use is a right, not a mere ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=168 The key to Fair Use is Transformation Is it transformative? Two Questions. Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original? Was the material taken appropriate in kind ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=172 Best Practices in Fair Use ONe: COMMENTING ON OR CRITIQUING OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL TWO: USING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL FOR ILLUSTRATION OR EXAMPLE ThRee: CAPTURING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL INCIDENTALLY OR ACCIDENTALLY FOUR: REPRODUCING, REPOSTING, OR QUOTING IN ORDER TO MEMORIALIZE, PRESERVE, OR RESCUE AN EXPERIENCE, AN EVENT, OR A CULTURAL PHENOMENON FIVe: COPYING, REPOSTING, AND RECIRCULATING A WORK OR PART OF A WORK FOR ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=173 Common Myths About Fair Use COmmON FaIR Use myThs IF I’m NOT maKING aNy mONey OFF IT, IT’s FaIR Use. Noncommercial use is indeed one of the considerations for fair use, but it is hard to define. If a work is going public, it is good to be able to rely on the rationale ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=175 What to do if your Fair Use video remix is pulled by Youtube Question: What are the counter-notice and put-back procedures? Answer: In order to ensure that copyright owners do not wrongly insist on the removal of materials that actually do not infringe their copyrights, the safe harbor provisions require service providers to notify the subscribers if their materials have been removed and to ... http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=174 Anti Army Recruitment Ad/Latino http://www.remixinstitute.net/?p=166