From Falling to Rising

29 Sep

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture, Distribution, Policy

I’m happy that this discussion (”The Sky is Falling” for independent film, which began in June at the LA Film Festival) is still going on many months later. The more we hash out all of the complicated intricacies of how the production and distribution of film is changing, the more we all benefit from greater […]

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A Fair Use Victory

22 Aug

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture, Creative Process, Policy

An interesting article over at CNET for those of us interested in fair use, For YouTube videos, a ‘fair use’ boost.
Copyright owners, such as NBC Universal, Warner Bros., and Viacom, were put on notice Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled that they must not order video be removed from Web sites indiscriminately. Before […]