Cinema and Media Studies establish "Best Practices" for fair use in teaching and research
This is a major step forward. I hope it gets a lot of attention and that other scholarly societies proceed with similar statements:
Dear SCMS Members:
The SCMS Public Policy Committee's Subcommittee on Fair Use has completed a "Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media Educators." The SCMS Board of Directors unanimously approved it at its fall meeting in Philadelphia. This document will be of value to everyone who teaches film and media courses. To view it online, go to
http://www.cmstudies.org/documents/SCMSBestPracticesforFairUseinTeaching-Final.pdf
or you can select it under Policies from the main menu of the SCMS website.
We encourage all of our members to read it, and to share it with colleagues who may find it of use, as well as librarians, administrators, and legal counsel at your institution who might benefit from the insights it contains.
For your convenience, the "Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media Educators" will also appear in an upcoming issue of Cinema Journal.
On behalf of the membership, the Board of Directors extends its thanks to the Subcommittee on Fair Use - John Belton, Peter Decherney, and Jason Mittell - for their superb work on this important statement.
Sincerely,
Patrice Petro
President, Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Thanks, Jason! Go Yankees!
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