tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post7276022445757431556..comments2023-09-26T11:13:44.207-04:00Comments on SpringBoardMedia: Fair Use, Mockumentary and LettermanBNewmanSBoardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07804966250954053044noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-85859069586410495492010-09-27T20:36:44.537-04:002010-09-27T20:36:44.537-04:00Thanks for alerting me to Roger's post. I am s...Thanks for alerting me to Roger's post. I am still open, but disagreeing for now. Here's my thoughts in longer form:<br />http://springboardmedia.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-on-fair-use-and-letterman.htmlBNewmanSBoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804966250954053044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-7991908140238721612010-09-27T18:56:26.802-04:002010-09-27T18:56:26.802-04:00Not a fair use, I'm afraid. the mockumentary ...Not a fair use, I'm afraid. the mockumentary takes substantially all of the segment from the letterman show, is for commercial use, has a meaningful impact on the market for the original (i.e., a licensing market exists for this kind of thing) <br /><br />Roger Goff's analysis is worth reading. <br /><br />We'll be disussing this situation in more depth on the Entertainment Law Update podcast Episode 14 later this week.Entertainment Law Update Podcasthttp://entertainmentlawupdate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-55827537967518262292010-09-24T14:22:41.808-04:002010-09-24T14:22:41.808-04:00I think I disagree. That is like saying Borat was...I think I disagree. That is like saying Borat was a documentary. It wasn't.<br /><br />Great topic. I think I'm going to give a little longer response on my own blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909177619015141167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-14659528182752650192010-09-23T14:32:44.553-04:002010-09-23T14:32:44.553-04:00I think you are correct that it is still a documen...I think you are correct that it is still a documentary, even if they are faking some of it. The mockumentary attribution has come from others in reviews, etc.BNewmanSBoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804966250954053044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20539850.post-25021368217334708022010-09-23T13:43:29.736-04:002010-09-23T13:43:29.736-04:00I was glad to hear this topic brought up last nigh...I was glad to hear this topic brought up last night, but my first thought was that, by my understanding, this film is still a documentary where the filmmakers are creating an event and documenting the response, no? Didn't cinema verite initially do the same, to a much lesser degree?tom quinnhttp://www.thenewyearparade.comnoreply@blogger.com