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Documentary Filmmakers Statement of
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
Independent Feature Project
International Documentary Association
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Women in Film and Video, Washington, D.C., Chapter
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emotionally engaging should be irrelevant
to the analysis.
JA documentarians failed effort to clear
rights doesnt inhibit his or her ability
to claim fair use with respect to the use
in question. Everyone likes to avoid
conflict and reduce uncertainty.
Often, there will be good reasons to seek
permissions in situations where they may
not literally be required. In general, then,it never hurts to
try, and it actually can
help demonstrate the filmmakers good
faith. And sometimes (as in connection
with Principle Four) it can be critically
important.
LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD
Professor Julie E. Cohen
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Michael C. Donaldson, Esq.
Donaldson & Hart
Los Angeles, California
Professor Michael J. Madison
University of Pittsburgh School of LawPittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Gloria C. Phares, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
New York, New York
J. Stephen Sheppard, Esq.
DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard
New York, New York
AUTHORING ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Independent Video and
Filmmakers (AIVF)
Works to increase creative and professional
opportunities for independent video and
filmmakers and to enhance the growth of
independent media by providing services,
advocacy, and information.
Independent Feature Project (IFP)
Fosters a sustainable infrastructure that supports
independent filmmaking and ensures that the
public has the opportunity to see films that
more accurately reflect the full diversity of the
American culture.
International Documentary Association (IDA)
Promotes nonfiction film and video aroundthe world by supporting
and recognizing the
efforts of documentary film and video makers,
increasing public appreciation and demand
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for the documentary, and providing a forum
for documentary makers, their supporters, andsuppliers.
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
(NAMAC)
Provides education, advocacy, and networking
opportunities for the independent media field.
Women in Film and Video (WIFV),
Washington, D.C., Chapter
Works to advance the professional developmentand achievement for
women working in all areas
of film, television, video, multimedia, and related
disciplines.
ACADEMIC CONSULTINGORGANIZATIONS
Center for Social Media
Showcases and analyzes media for social justice,civil society
and democracy, and the public
environment that nurtures them, in the School
of Communication at American University in
Washington, D.C.
Program on Intellectual Property and the
Public Interest
Sponsors events and activities designed to
promote awareness of the social, economic,and cultural
implications of domestic and
international intellectual property law, in
the Washington College of Law at American
University.
INITIAL ENDORSERS
Arts Engine
Supports, produces, and distributes independent
media and promotes the use of independent
media through educational programs and
nationwide outreach.
Bay Area Video Coalition
One of the nations leading noncommercial
digital media post-production facilities and
multigenerational training centers.
Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Funded by the American people through the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, creates
and presents independently produced programs
that engage creative risks, advance issues, and
represent points of view not usually seen on
public or commercial television.
P.O.V./American Documentary
Through the P.O.V. series on PBS and through
its portfolio of online and community activities,
American Documentary pioneers collaborative
activities for socially relevant content on
television, online, and in community and
educational settings.
University Film and Video Association (UFVA)
Brings together film and video production andthe history,
theory, and criticism of the media,
serving individual and institutional members at
more than 100 programs in higher education.
FUNDERS
The Rockefeller Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
FoundationAdditional support from:
Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media
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An equal opportunity, affirmative action university.
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American University4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
[email protected]
www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse.htm
Initial endorsers:
Arts Engine
Bay Area Video Coalition
Independent Television Service
P.O.V./American Documentary
University Film and Video Association
Funders:The Rockefeller Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Additional support from:
Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media
