Hi


 


Not sure if anyone has mentioned this so far - but SCMS has been mentioned a few times:


 


there is a panel at this year's SCMS conference on Fair Use, Digital Media and Film Studies


 


Friday 1st April


12.00-1.45


Room 728


 


I believe it is 'panel E1' in the schedule. 


 


Paul


 


Paul Ward


Film & TV


Brunel University, UK





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	Subject: Re: [SCREEN-L] The Fight for Fair Use


	


	





	>protection protects the corporations but violates our Fair Use


	>rights....  even as consumers, we have the right to make a personal copy,


	>a fact that seems to be forgotten in the shuffle....


	


	US copyright law does not have a right for personal copies.  The Audio Home


	Recording Act does provide an exemption for noncommercial use for a


	consumer but it's only for musical sound recording.  Though the actual text


	isn't quite clear that this means an individual can copy music (Title 17,


	chapter 10, section 1008) the legislative history indicates that this was


	the intention.  (Interestingly, the history is also explicit that the


	exemption only applies to musical recordings so any audio book duplications


	are still violations.)


	


	There are some other very limited exceptions both in the statutes (specific


	types of library and classroom use) and from courts (video timeshifting) as


	well as fair use but none of this is a right.  For example, the AHRA may


	allow you to copy a CD for personal use but photocopying the enclosed


	booklet isn't exempted.


	


	


	Lang


	


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