Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use
Posted on November 22, 2005
On November 18, 2005, the Center for Social Media held a press conference to realease a Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use.
The Statement describes a range of situations in which documentary filmmakers agree they have the right to quote copyrighted material without licensing it. Authoring organizations, which hosted meetings of seasoned professionals among their members across the country to shape the terms of this document, include the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Independent Feature Project, International Documentary Association, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, and Women in Film and Video (Washington, D.C., chapter). The Statement has been endorsed by the University Film and Video Association, the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Arts Engine, the Bay Area Video Coalition, the PBS documentary series P.O.V. and public television’s Independent Television Service.
Read about the Fair Use award for the sixth annual Media That Matters Film Festival.
Learn more about Fair Use from the Center for Social Media.
Download the Statement of Best Pracitces in Fair Use .
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