In the age of smartphone cameras and social media, it seems easier than ever for members of the public to freely share pictures of contemporary art. The copyright police won’t come after you for Instagramming your trip to MoMA, right? But securing permission to reproduce copyrighted images is still a logistical and financial nightmare for many teachers, scholars, reporters, and critics.
Rauschenberg Foundation Joins 21st Century, Embraces Fair Use
When the New York Times reported yesterday that a representative for Feidin Santana, the man who filmed the Walter L. Scott shooting, is requesting that media companies stop airing his client’s video unless they pay a fee, everyone was a little shocked, including Santana.
Hoping to remedy pervasive and often crippling uncertainty among artists and art professionals over how and when to invoke fair use when dealing with copyrighted materials, the College Art Association (CAA) has released a “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use.” Spearheaded by American University professors and copyright law experts Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi, the code offers very clear and concise guidelines for artists, scholars, instructors, curators, and editors whose work may involve using others’ artworks.
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