BEYOND THE COPYRIGHT WARS:
A Civil Rights Agenda for Copyright Users
Pat Aufderheide Center for Social Media American University
COPYRIGHTISTS
THE PURPOSE OF COPYRIGHT
FAIR USE• Legal, unauthorized
use of copyrighted material—under some circumstances
• Flexible
• Broad
• Adaptable
JUDGES LOVE FAIR USE• Did you transform
the use?
• Did you use the appropriate amount to satisfy the transformative use?
PLUS: What are your community’s expectations?
SPREADING…• Scholars
• Archivists
• Online video makers
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CIVIL RIGHTS AGENDA• Build confidence in fair use
- Codes of best practice - Publicity/awareness
• Develop capacity to act politically (DMCA exemptions)
• Grow constituency for legislative reforms (e.g. orphan works) and to resist more term extension