There are still some spaces available for the Center for Social Media conference, Media That Matters! This is a heads-up for friends and colleagues; it usually sells out, and I don’t want filmmakers, funders, teachers and students who are thinking about it to lose out. Feb. 10-11, 2011 Katzen Arts Center, American University in Washington, DC. Registration $100, Students $50. Register now!*< http://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?EventId=1007473> Full agenda at: <http://centerforsocialmedia.org/making-your-media -matter/conference/2011-media-matters-promo-video#Conference%20Agenda>, The conference will feature a keynote from Katy Chevigny, Co-founder and Senior Director of Arts Engine and Producer of *Pushing the Elephant*, and panels on how documentary filmmakers are producing media across platforms, ethical dilemmas in environmental and wildlife filmmaking, collaboration in filmmaking, and innovations in radio storytelling. **New this year! Fair Use Workshop, Thursday, February 10, 2:30 pm:** ** Fair use-- the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment, under some circumstances, has saved many filmmakers money, without jeopardizing their own royalties. How does it work? Spend an afternoon learning how to make a fair use decision without a lawyer; finding out the latest news on employing fair use, and on DMCA exemptions that allow you to break encryption on a DVD; and testing out your fair use talents. Led by Patricia Aufderheide and legal scholar Peter Jaszi, with CSM Grad Fellow Katie Bieze. *More information and registration*< http://centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/events/fair-use-workshop>. MTM is presented in partnership with the Media That Matters Festival, which is a project of Arts Engine, Inc.* -- Pat Aufderheide, University Professor and Director Center for Social Media, School of Communication American University 3201 New Mexico Av. NW, #330 Washington, DC 20016-8080 www.centerforsocialmedia.org [log in to unmask] 202-643-5356 "Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." Reinhold Niebuhr ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org