Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication. June 2010Click here to view or download a copy of this report.Click here to view or download a printable version of this report. Report by: The International Communication Association Facilitated by: Peter Jaszi,Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of LawPat Aufderheide, Center for Media & Social Impact, American University With funding from: The International Communication Association The Ford Foundation,by way of the Future of Public Media Project Introduction Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Communication Scholars 1. 2. 3. 4.
Notes What This Is This document is a code of best practices that helps U.S. communication scholars to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. This guide identifies four situations that represent the current consensus within the community of communication scholars about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials. What This Isn't How This Document Was Created Problems Often Encountered. Copyright Advisory Office. 140025e. Universities Agree To Email Monitoring For Copyright Agency.
Rights of Writers: Copyright in Fictional Characters: Can I Have Don Draper Make a Cameo Appearance in My Novel? I'm throwing a dinner party in my novel. My guest list includes Don Draper, James Bond, Jack Ryan, Scarlett O'Hara, Dolores Haze a/k/a Lolita, and Elizabeth Bennett. I don't expect my guests to say or do anything at my fictional party. The question is: Can they simply show up at the dinner table without my infringing the copyrights of Matthew Weiner, Ian Fleming, Tom Clancy, Margaret Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, and Jane Austen or their heirs? Before trying to answer that (somewhat surprisingly complicated) question, let me introduce you to one of my guests.
Clancy was a true unknown when he wrote Hunt for Red October -- an insurance agent who daydreamed of becoming a novelist. The Naval Institute had published a few previous novels on naval themes and offered Clancy its standard contract, which included an assignment of the copyright to the publisher -- not uncommon for academic books at the time, but rare for novels. The Red October arbitration was settled on undisclosed terms. Oh No, Pi Politics Again.