Via Pat Aufderheide at the Center for Social Media: "A major errors and omissions insurer, National Union, a member company of AIG, is accepting fair use claims based on the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, when supported by an appropriate lawyer’s letter. This is an extraordinary demonstration of the power of […]

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I’m sure you’ve heard of the success stories about self distribution, right? Me too! But before you decide you want to self distribute your film - do your homework and explore all your options. Your decision to self distribute your film may sound exciting at first, but it could very well lead […]

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Lucky for you, dear reader, several folks have approached Brian Newman, Renew’s executive director, and me about posting here on distribution. David Dundas kicked off the discussion. As he mentioned, his background is in new media and he has spent a lot of time figuring out ways that filmmakers can take advantage of new windows […]

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Besides robbing future generations, the current generation must also cough up ever more public money for the war in Iraq; money that must come from somewhere. Perhaps the media community is tired of reporting on proposed budget cuts for public broadcasting because it comes up so often. However, there is some news seeping out about […]

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Weren't able to make it to the Center for Social Media's MYDM? Podcasts of the presentations, as well as the media presentations that were shown, are now available for download on their website. Podcasts include the keynote address by Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films, panels such as "Nonprofit Media on the Cutting Edge," "Paticipatory Media" […]

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