Wed, 01 Sep 2004

Pentagon Censors 'Right to Know' Video (AP)

Before you link this to my recent redaction post, read it carefully: the reason the Pentagon couldn't release the entire film was the inclusion of some potentially copyrighted material!

According to Jay Flemma, a New York copyright lawyer:

"Nobody wants to get sued, corporations would be served best by not including such material, but you certainly can make a strong argument this was fair use."
Fair use, indeed! Wake up, Mr. Flemma - a lot of material that should be covered by "fair use" is being taken away from our cultural heritage every day, mostly by, gasp!, copyright lawyers!

AP - The Defense Department spent $70,500 to produce a Humphrey Bogart-themed video called "The People's Right to Know" to teach employees to respond to citizen requests for information. But when it came to showing the tape to the public, the Pentagon censored some of the footage.

(link) [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]

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