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 ------ Forwarded Message From: Society for Cinema & Media Studies <[log in to unmask]> 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 ------ End of Forwarded Message ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org