Faculty Fellow Jack Lerner and his team at the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic has assisted in the creation of an exemption in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which now allows documentary filmmakers have access to archived footage for "fair use" in their productions. "This is a huge win for documentarians," said Lerner. "Instead of using DVDs, filmmakers were forced to use costly, time-consuming, and technically inadequate workarounds, like taking the footage they sought for their films from VHS tapes. It became increasingly clear that these were not viable alternatives, as such material is either unavailable, too degraded,……
Month: July 2010
Cowan and Westphal First Amendment Center
The First Amendment Center, in response to the FTC's recommendations for aiding journalism, cited research conducted by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow David Westphal. The article discusses the Cowan/Westphal report noting that the government has played a role in supporting journalism since the country's founding…….
Tom Hollihan in LA Biz Journal
Tom Hollihan, Faculty Fellow, was quoted by the Los Angeles Business Journal on the role of electronic billboards as a public benefit. The whole article can be read in the Los Angeles Business Journal…….
Reeves on Obama
"It seems impossible to me that the president can't get to people anytime he wants to," said Senior Fellow Richard Reeves in a recent New York Times article on Obama's difficulty in reaching Shirley Sherrod, the Department of Agriculture official who was forced to resign based on an edited video clip that made it look as if she had discriminated against a white farmer…….
Phil Seib reviewing Kevin Starr
Phil Seib Faculty Fellow, reviewed the book Golden Gate by USC professor Kevin Starr in the Dallas Morning News, calling Starr the "greatest contemporary historian of California."……
Bennis previews upcoming memoir, Still Surprised
In this video from Jossey-Bass, Warren Bennis, CCLP Distinguished Fellow, discusses his upcoming memoir Still Surprised. He touches on his experiences "learning leadership," what he thinks readers should take away from the book, and what he believes will be his legacy…….
Ask Not For Whom the Bell Tolls
BELL, Calif. — This little city was a pleasant place to be last Sunday morning. There are nice gardens around small bungalows and four-family apartment buildings. Hundreds of kids in snappy soccer uniforms, their parents behind carrying coolers of food and drink, were headed for the perfectly groomed turf near City Hall. It's a very nice City Hall, red brick, with a park and community center next door, along with the restored house of James George Bell, the founder of the town in 1876. Of course it's changed a bit since then. More than 35,000 people live here now, 90……
Schell – The World – China nervous over naval drills
"When you talk to people in China, diplomats included, about North Korea you almost invariably get a sense of only thinly disguised contempt," said Senior Fellow Orville Schell to PRI's The World radio program. Schell gave his expertise on Asia relations in regards to North Korea's naval drills that caused the sinking of South Korea military vessel. Transcript and audio of Schell's interview can be found on the program's website…….
How User-Generated Photography Can Change the World
Institute of Photographic Empowerment co-founders Jim Hubbard and Andrew Lakoff will present their micro-seminar, How User-Generated Photography Can Change the World, through USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism on August 19-20 (times TBA). This seminar will explore how cameras are being used in Los Angeles and around the world as well as discuss relevant issues in the participant photography field. Visit the USC micro-seminar 2010 page for more information. Download the full description of IPE's micro-seminar here…….
Cowan’s comments on Schorr
"He lived through so many years of history, and he put that to the service of his commentaries," said Geoffrey Cowan, director of CCLP. His comments, made in 2004, were of the late Daniel Schorr, who passed away on July 23 at the age of 93. Schorr was the famous unflappable voice on NPR, and as a broadcaster on CNN and CBS. "He never lost his edge. He was always outspoken and independent." Cowan's comments and an article about Schorr's passing can be found in the Los Angeles Times…….