For those of you not currently SCMS members, I encourage you to take a look
at this, and share it with the relevant Powers That Be at your institutions
to encourage them to follow these guidelines to support your teaching. I'm
happy to answer any questions about the statement.
-Jason

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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:53:29 -0600
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Society for Cinema & Media Studies / Statement of Best Practices
for Fair Use

Dear SCMS Members:

The SCMS Public Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Fair Use has completed a
"Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media
Educators."  The SCMS Board of Directors unanimously approved it at its fall
meeting in Philadelphia.  This document will be of value to everyone who
teaches film and media courses.  To view it online, go to
 
http://www.cmstudies.org/documents/SCMSBestPracticesforFairUseinTeaching-Fin
al.pdf,

or you can select it under Policies from the main menu of the SCMS website.

We encourage all of our members to read it, and to share it with colleagues
who may find it of use, as well as librarians, administrators, and legal
counsel at your institution who might benefit from the insights it contains.

For your convenience, the "Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in
Teaching for Film and Media Educators" will also appear in an upcoming issue
of Cinema Journal.

On behalf of the membership, the Board of Directors extends its thanks to
the Subcommittee on Fair Use - John Belton, Peter Decherney, and Jason
Mittell - for their superb work on this important statement.

Sincerely,

Patrice Petro
President, Society for Cinema and Media Studies


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