Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize

Copyright abuse or Fair Use? Learn how much is at stake when vital films are pulled from public discourse.

For more information about this film and to take action, visit: http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/eyes_on_the_fair_use_of_the_prize/index...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• eyes
• fair
• use
• prize
• media
• literacy
• youth

[remlya]

This video is dated and misleading. Eyes on the Prize is now available on DVD through the company that originally produced it Blackside Media and it was also aired on PBS in the fall of 2006.

[mediathatmatters]

Remlya, thanks for your comment. You are correct Eyes on the Prize is now available. However, at the creation of this film (well before May 2006 when it premiered at our film festival) Eyes on the Prize was not available and the footage used in the film was cleared via the director invoking fair use. Thanks for clarifying this for everyone.

[astraljester]

Excellent!

Thankyou for helping to raise awareness of Free use

[TheToyChannel]

The Music to Happy Birthday to You was written in 1893 as Good Morning to you. The Musical Tune is in the public domain. The words were not copyrighted until 1935 or so by the original Melody writers the Hill Sisters. It is very likely the Hill sisters did not even write the words, as they existed since the 20's. So Who is extorting this money now to help bury Black History? Time Warner

Please Watch My Response Video Above for more insight!

[EcakCake2]

Are fanfilms fair use?

[Piccylo]

I've seen "Strange Fruit" a few years ago. It was in reserve at my college library; we had to watch it for our Jazz and Rock History class. I'm sure a lot of these videos are still preserved in several libraries, so they're at least somewhere.

[elyse43230]

I understand your Fair Use argument here, but do you think you need to make it seem like the fight that African-Americans had for equality to similar to the struggle people have overcoming copyright laws (ie: coughing up the cash?) I think not.

[DigiCamcorder]

This was genius! I love when people make videos wirth a purpose! So captivating!

[dream12big69]

it is great... your saying that soon things that should be perserved wil be gone and not seen again..... what I would like to know is some of the vidios that you showed is there anyway to get a copy of them at all or are they just lost forever... I mean I know I cant order it or anything but I want to know if anyone else has it and would like to share... I would share it too.. it should be available this is very very sad

[Top5Anime]

That was good but "fair use" is not a "right." Its a conditional defense for people being sued for copyright infringement. While this may not seem like a huge mistake, it really is something that the creator of the video must address and correct. Calling that a "right" implies to the viewer that this is something that is actively enforced in law; which is not. As someone trying to make a informative video you should try to get your facts straight.

[HappyCabbie]

wow

[Danforth56]

I love all your videos! Most of them are insperational and just make me smile! 5/5

[rhawkins003]

So did Stvie Wonder.