25 February 2009

Fair Use and The Mouse Company

A Fair(y) Use Tale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

This is a funny video on the topic of "fair use", composed entirely of clips from Disney films. It's of particular interest because Disney is one of the fiercest defenders (and prosecutors) of its intellectual property rights, as is described in this article:

http://justtv.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/fair-use-held-hostage-by-abc-disney/

With all the mash-ups and remixes out there, I expect we will see more arguments in the future about the difference between "fair use" and copyright infringement.

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