Showing posts with label self-censorship due to copyright fears. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self-censorship due to copyright fears. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Pushing Back Against Legal Threats by Putting Fair Use Forward; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/29/11

Jeffrey R. Young, Chronicle of Higher Education; Pushing Back Against Legal Threats by Putting Fair Use Forward:

"A rarely discussed form of self-censorship happens routinely on college campuses. Professors and graduate students choose not to tackle academic arguments that involve music, movies, or other forms of popular culture. They worry that including relevant clips in their work means the hassle and expense of getting copyright permission for each snippet."