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New Organizing Institute’s New Media Training
Last week I attended a two-day New Media Training conference with the New Organizing Institute (NOI). The Institute aims:
* To train and support a new generation of technology-enabled campaigners.
* To consolidate and disseminate knowledge gained in the field of political technology and online organizing.
* To conduct new research and post-campaign investigations that employ results-focused, systems thinking to make progressive campaigns and organizations more efficient.
The training was focused very much on political campaigns but the discussions … more
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One Economy Corporation
This week’s Public Media 2.0 showcase features One Economy Corporation, a global nonprofit that aims to increase access to technology and information for … more
Blogging from the PDF 2009: Twitter as a promising tool to increase social action
At this year’s Personal Democracy Forum more than 1,000 opinion makers, political practitioners, technologists and journalists gathered together for the … more
Fair Use Question of the Month: Free Legal Advice for Fair Use
QUESTION: Dear Center for Social Media, We are looking for an expert in fair use that can watch our documentary and let us know if we can use some of the … more
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Media That Matters Festival World Premiere
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Visual Arts Theater
333 West 23rd Street
New York, NY
Media That Matters: MORE THAN A FESTIVAL
WORLD PREMIERE, NYC
Wednesday June 3, 2009
6:00 pm – Doors Open
Arrive early to take part in the impACT salon with some of our presenting partners for Take Action opportunities and a chance to meet the festival filmmakers.
7:00 - 9:00 pm – Screening of ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival
Be among the first to see the 12 new inspiring short films selected this year by our jury of 12 incredible activists and media makers.
The theater is accessible by wheelchair.
Presenting Partners for impACT salon includes WITNESS, POV, MercyCorps, Creative Commons, Miro and Breakthrough.
Buy your tickets today before they sell out!
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances.
This is a guide to current acceptable practices, drawing on the actual activities of creators, as discussed among other places in the study Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video and backed by the judgment of a national panel of experts. It also draws, by way of analogy, upon the professional judgment and experience of documentary filmmakers, whose own code of best practices has been recognized throughout the film and television businesses.