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UGC uses Hollywood archetypes to support Obama

Posted by Alison Hanold on May 5, 2008

This election season has seen a surge of commentary from the User Generated Content community, and Obama supporters have taken to comparing him to Hollywood hero archetypes. Below are some great examples of pieces that rely on the principles of fair use for their commentary in the political sphere. Here is a video titled “The Empire Strikes Baracky.” This video likens Obama to Luke Skywalker and Hans Solo, and positions Hillary Clinton as what is often considered to be the… more

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Crowdsourcing censorship

Annalee Newitz—tech reporter and editor of a hot new sci-fi blog io9—has an interesting column up on AlterNet titled User-Generated Censorship. She writes: Here’s how… more

Fair Use Question About Using Book Covers and Newspapers

QUESTION: Dear CSM, my little documentary that I’m producing — which of course I hope will be a big documentary — is using a montage… more

Innovation in Focus - Digital Election: Link TV’s “Dear American Voter”

Link TV’s new “Dear American Voter” project is using digital platforms to give the global community a voice in the upcoming election, an event that… more

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Making Your Media Matter ‘08 Podcast and Discussion Forum

Audio podcasts and takeaways from the 2008 Making Your Media Matter conference are now available!

We welcome your comments and thoughts about the conference in our discussion forum at the bottom of the page.

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:



To enter the contest, click here!

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Beyond Broadcast 2008

Beyond Broadcast has become a can't-miss destination for innovative media-makers, scholars and policy experts seeking to understand the evolution of public media in a digital, participatory era. The theme of this year's gathering is "Mapping Public Media," and we'll be using mapping and visualization tools to examine shifting forms, functions and fiscal strategies for public media projects. We'll also be… more