Copyright Under COVID-19 in Film and Media Studies

ABSTRACT

Film and media educators already rip short film clips for teaching purposes, a practice expressly protected in the United States under a "1201" exemption [https//www.federalre gister. gov / documents /2018/10/26/2018-23241/ exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright- protection-systems-for-access-control_t) [https//www.federalre gisten gov / documents /2018 /10/26/2018-23241/ exemption-to-prohibition-on-eireumvention-of-eopyright-protection-systems-for-access-control] у the Librarian of Congress, named for the provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that permits circumvention in certain instances. For years, many scholars have looked to the statements of best practices developed by Patricia Aufderheide and the Center for Media and Social Impact [https / /emsimpaet.org /resources/teaehing-tools /] today, as we consider the question of whether and how to continue screening media for our online classes, including full-length films, television episodes and games, we must further develop and refine those practices.[#N1] How have faculty approached the legal issues of copyright and compliance across different national contexts? [...]a number of institutions have made the decision to digitize titles from their own media libraries and make them available to students, often limiting access to those enrolled in specific courses via the university's learning management system (LMS). In the UK and US, risk management decisions also play a part in assessing the mixed case law around whether anti-circumvention prohibitions - in the DMCA (in the US), or the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act (CDPA) (in the UK) - prevent film faculty from otherwise permissible reliance on fair use.