Fair Use Fridays: Copyright PSA for the Users: Sing Along!

A video by Michael RobbGrieco showing copyright from a copyleft perspective.    The video contains a singalong critique of "overstated" owner's rights illustrating a view of the fair use doctrine 17 USC 107.   Isn't that the Twitter bird they are painting?

More on the fair use doctrine here.

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ListLust - Twitter Lists Following Copyright Litigation Blog

There are a lot of interesting Twitter lists.   A Twitter list is interesting because you are interested in the person who compiles the list and what they like, because you find the topic of the list interesting, or both.   Compiled below by Twitter address, then by topic if they are listed.  

The essential tutorial on how to use Twitter lists by Mashable here.   Twitter lists are great for lurkers, since you don't have to follow.

Copyright Litigation Blog listers who follow @raydowd are clearly a discerning group - check out the lists following Copyright Litigation Blog, and thanks for the listings!

@theglipper/first-amendment-media


Folks that tweet about journalism, media, and Amendment 

@Diggingpitt/art-bloggers-writers

This is a random list of critics, bloggers, artists and media that tweet about art.

@sawagner30/business @AICPA_Fans_Page/laws

Related to Laws besides business law

@AICPA_Fans_Page/businessinfo1

Tweeps/followers who are into business and other professions (besides accounting) @IPblawger/i-p-lawyers

Intellectual Property Lawyers on Twitter

@aaron_ef/ip-attorneys @WardblawG/people-i-talk-to

A self-updating lists of people I have recently talked to (generated by @formulists)

@rgauss/rgauss-copyright @neild1/copyright @njAtty/attorneys @IP360Asia/us-canada2 @DoubleOkawari/c @mjmartell/esq

legal

@RickJLaRue/head-of-christ-by-richard

I drew a depiction of Christ in 1979. It was stolen from me and is currently being sold by cph.org @Maurism1/derecho @lods1211/ip-it-law

Copyright, Internet/Cyber Law, Media & Entertainment Law, Defamation

@Borty/lawyers @LegalEyeGirl/lawyers-legalbiz-network

Loving the Law and LegalNews-Fighting for Justice-Staying Informed

@HarvardLaw74/ip-attorneys @IPLawToday/hollywood-law

Legal Developments in Hollywood

@mmasnick/news @ballard_ip/intellectual-property

US intellectual property law practitioners who limit their personal tweets

@ksuzan/attorneys @mridgwayjones/ip

Intellectual Property

@JohnPruitt/justiceleague

Attorneys and others who are doing their part to share information to the legal industry

@steve_jacobs/ip-law @Lumpy/podcasters-broadcasters

Anyone who produces Audio and/or Video content.

@davidsanger/photography-law @GlennEsq/law-blogs

a List of Law-related blogs I recommend

@GoetzFitz/interesting-lawyers @adamflores/law

Open source, intellectual property, art and new media.

@RobertAPaul/law @RobertAPaul/intellectual-property @sulilaw/legal @ernieattorney/lawdawgs @ARTnewsmag/artsorgs @asilverstein/ip

Intellectual Property

For top copyright law influencers on Twitter from Twitalyzer, go here.

Top 50 copyright blogs of all time here.

Copyright Twibes here.

Top IP lawyers on Twitter here.

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Fair Use Fridays: AAMD Says Lousy Quality = Fair Use

The Association of Art Museum Directors has issued a fair use policy.   According to them ,working with low quality digital thumbnails is fair use.  Full policy here.   More fair use guidelines here.

Section 107 of the Copyright Act embodies the fair use doctrine.  17 USC 107.  More on the fair use doctrine here.

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Fair Use Fridays: University of Minnesota Hunts Snipe With Fair Use Bot

University of Minnesota has created a fair use bot to assist potential fair users in understanding the fair use doctrine embodied in 17 USC 107.  Once you have "fully educated" yourself about fair use, using the bot will help users "structure" their reflections.

It also looks like the maker is permitting a paper trail to be created to defend a potential use.  I admire the thought and effort that went into putting the bot together and look forward to giving it a try.   It is a worthwhile exercise.

But given the schizophrenic the state of the case law interpreting the fair use doctrine, I am afraid that users will get back only the answers they seek.

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Fair Use Fridays: Rebecca Black Bob Dylan and Hitler Take on Friday Mornings

Genius parody - Bob Dylan does Rebecca Black's Friday. Original went viral, over 50 million views on YouTube, watch it below:



Slow version below:



Hitler's reaction:






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