May 11th, 2009

Documentarians, DVDs and the MPAA

By Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times

You would think that the movie industry, which celebrates documentarians every year at its awards ceremonies, would want to help those same filmmakers overcome the hurdles posed by changing technology...

The MPAA opposed the request, along with a broader one by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that sought permission to take short clips from DVDs for any noncommercial, non-infringing video.

Related Issues: DMCA, DMCA Rulemaking

Related Cases: 2009 DMCA Rulemaking

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