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Refrigerator Mothers - Fair Use Clips

For examples of choices made FOR the application of fair use by an independent filmmaker, consider the decisions made by Kartemquin Films when making Refrigerator Mothers. The film is available in its entirety from Fanlight Productions . In this group of clips, the filmmakers employed fair use. Read more...

New Media Literacy Videos

The Center for Social Media teamed up with MIT's New Media Literacy project to create three video exemplars with six American University School of Communication students. Read more...

The American Revolution: A conversation with filmmaker, Bill Lichtenstein

Bill Lichtenstein interviewing WBCN's Charles Laquidara for film,  Photo credit: Jay Rooney

WBCN brought humanity to the airwaves; a new rhythm to life; a cast of characters we loved and identified with (Charles, Sam, Tommy, Jim, Bill, JJ, Mississippi, Al...); music which evolved as the world changed; real news reflecting real happenings, without the taint of corporate America (thanks to Danny Schechter); and a sense of community that brought several generations together. We lived and loved well, and through it all was WBCN. I think we all need to reconnect with those values and realize how important WBCN was to us, and to the community.”

Dan Beach (kickstarter supporter and WBCN listener)Read more...

Master Class with Entertainment Lawyer Michael Donaldson

Michael DonaldsonHigh power entertainment lawyer Michael Donaldson comes to American University for a master class, Copyright Clearance and Fair Use on February 2. Donaldson has represented actors, writers and producers in the entertainment industry for over thirty years and is well known for his work in fair-use and copyright law. Read more...