Question of the Month

For this Fair Use Question of the Month, an author writes in to the Center about using still shots and machinima from multiplayer online role-playing games, as well as what she should do if video game companies won't respond to requests to license material.

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This month's fair use question comes from a filmmaker who wants to use photos and letters from a now-deceased man in his film but cannot find the copyright owner. 

You can find this question and more in Pat Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi's new book, Reclaiming Fair Use.

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This month's Fair Use Question features a discussion about the difference between parody and satire.  You can find this question and more in professors Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi's new book, Reclaiming Fair Use!

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For this month's fair use question, a teacher working on the syllabus for an upcoming film production course is looking for tools to help him teach fair use more confidently to his students.

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In this month's fair use question, a middle school teacher wants to upload video of an orchestra rehearsing copyrighted music but is concerned with licensing rights.

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