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| Your Mashup Is Probably Legal                                      |
|   from the oh-thank-you-2-live-crew-thank-you dept.                |
|   posted by timothy on Tuesday July 08, @09:22 (Media)             |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/08/1245204 |
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[0]TV Barn writes “We’ve been conditioned to think that if you pull
something off the web and use it, you’re committing some sort of
copyright infringement. But increasingly, the law is moving in the
opposite direction. Provided you are making a truly new use of the
content, you are free to make money off those copyrighted images and
video and sound. On Monday the Center for Social Media released ‘[1]Code
of Best Practices for Fair Use in Online Video,’ which reflects the
latest changes in copyright law that has expanded the understanding of
fair use to include ‘transformational effect.’ Already Miro has endorsed
the guidelines, as have several public broadcasters. The Center has a
good track record, having issued [2]guidelines for documentary filmmakers
that have greatly reduced copyright claims in that area. The website has
plenty of resources for mashers and mixers; [3]I interviewed the Center’s
director in this podcast that summarizes the most important findings of
the report.” On the other hand, says reader kaliphonia, your guitar
[4]tablature sites may not fare so well.

Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://tvbarn.com/
1. http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/fair_use_in_online_video/
2. http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/statement_of_best_practices_in_fair_use/
3. http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/files/TVB_FairUse_070708.mp3
4. http://www.law.arizona.edu/Journals/ALR/ALR2008/VOL502/Simon%20FINAL.pdf