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December 31, 2007 Event Listing

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.

Fair use is the right, in some circumstances, to quote copyrighted material without asking permission or paying for it. It is a crucial feature of copyright law and what keeps copyright from being censorship.

Entrants must employ fair use in quoting material in their documentaries, using the Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use as a guide to their decision-making.

Download Submission Form here.

Download a Flyer here.

December 31, 11:22 AM

CALL FOR ENTRIES- MAY 1, 2008 DEADLINE

First Place Student: $500 & 1 year membership to UFVA
Second Place Student: $250 & 1 year membership to UFVA
Best Faculty Video: $250 & 1 year membership to UFVA

Check out this fair use example from YouTube:

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Eligibility

Must have primary creative control of the work and have all rights and clearances for material not employed under fair use.
Work must be submitted in NTSC, DVD (DATA only), miniDV, or via youtube* (For screening only. If selected, must provide a hard copy of the work.

Criteria

Work must be a documentary in any genre, including but not limited to essay, satire, parody, historical, musical, and personal
Work must be 5 minutes or less

Click here to see fair use other examples!

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