Librarians Ask for Fairer Fair-Use Ruling
posted September 30, 2010
Three librarians associations are among five organizations that have filed a friend-of-the-court brief to protest a ruling that they say could severely narrow the definition of “fair use” of copyrighted materials including moving images.
Film Studies Spring School in Gorizia, Italy
posted September 7, 2010
The 9th MAGIS-Gorizia International Film Studies Spring School takes place in Gorizia, Italy, April 8–13, 2011, with a them of The Archive: Memory, Cinema, Video, and the Image of the Present. In workshops and plenary sessions, scholars, graduate students, artists, curators, and representatives of art institutions, will discuss such areas of archiving as cinema &
Iota Online Fundraising Auction
posted September 5, 2010
iotaCenter, a nonprofit organization that supports experimental film and video, is holding its annual fundraising auction. Organizers have collected donations of animation drawings, artwork, and photos from members and supporters. The event is for members, only, but anyone can visit the event’s online auction listing pages, and join during the auction. Among items offered are