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Beyond Broadcast: ripples in the pond
It’s been a month since Beyond Broadcast, and lots of positive feedback has been filtering in, both from public broadcasters and from cutting-edge makers of media for public knowledge and action.
Current, which reports on the pubcasting industry, ran a long and thoughtful feature on the event. As the story notes, keynote speaker Larry Irving made a splash with his remarks on policy, diversity and innovation. We’ve since received requests for copies of Irving’s remarks to distribute within public broadcasting… more
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Political Remixers and Fair Use Best Practices
I just had an invigorating talk with amazing New York remix artist Jonathan McIntosh, who is rapidly circulating the Code of Best Practices in Fair… more
Announcing the release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
Remixes, mashups, fan tributes and other creative work burgeoning in online video often use copyrighted material without permission or payment. When is it fair to… more
Relive Beyond Broadcast with our Multimedia Rapporteur’s Report
Couldn’t make it to DC on June 17? Not to worry: the Beyond Broadcast ‘08 Rapporteur’s Report offers the high points from the day, plus… more
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Beyond Broadcast 2008 Rapporteur’s Report
The 3rd annual Beyond Broadcast Conference, titled “Mapping Public Media,” was held June 17th, 2008 at American University. Roundtable discussions, demos and exhibits examined the explosion of digital, participatory maps as public media, and as tools for visualizing the radical shifts in our media terrain. This rapporteur's report offers highlights of the day's events, and includes audio and video of speakers and multimedia presentations.
UFVA Fair Use & Free Speech Contest - $500 for best fair use!
UFVA is hosting a contest for the best short documentaries employing fair use, made by higher education students and faculty.
Check out this fair use example from YouTube:
Events
Inside the Local News: A PBS Series
On October 17, executive producer Calvin Skaggs and producer Ali Pomeroy showed excerpts from their five-part PBS series "Local News." An issue that series raised included the hard choices broadcasters faced after a child's murder, during a trial that sparked racial conflict, and after school shootings. Calvin Skaggs has produced more than two dozen films, including programs for American Playhouse,… more
