This TED talk by Johanna Blakley is a perfect example of why we should all look outside our own interests, professions and industries to learn to be more innovative.
2009.02.13
Copyright Culture and Documentary Films
The University of Ottawa Torys Technology Law Speaker Series will be hosting a panel discussion on copyright law, fair dealing and fair use for the documentary film community next week.
One specific sentence in the session description caught my eye:
If properly implemented in practice, the fair dealing doctrine can facilitate access to the raw materials creators need to make documentary films while fulfilling their own reasonable requirements for copyright protection.
It sounds like it will be an incredibly informative event featuring panelists Peter Jaszi and Sean Flynn from Washington College of Law, Tina Hahn from the Documentary Organization of Canada, and David Fewer and Jeremy de Beer from the University of Ottawa.
I’m sure the discussion will have relevance to those in social media as much as it will for traditional filmmakers.
RSVP to techlaw@uottawa.ca or on the Copyright Culture and Documentary Films event page on Facebook.
For more information, visit the University of Ottawa’s Law and Technology Faculty website,
the Law and Technology at uOttawa Facebook group or the website for this panel, http://letsdoccopyright.ca.
2008.12.04
What does ‘non-commercial use’ mean to you?
Creative Commons is conducting a study of what ‘non-commercial use’ of a creative work means to people. I was involved in a discussion on this topic some time ago when Bob Goyetche and I learned that podcast.com was applying advertising to our our content on their site (see Is podcast.com making money from your podcast).
Be sure to participate in the survey.
Hat tip: Terrence McLean.
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