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The Great YouTube Copyright Debate

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On the serious side, I wish there were some clear guidelines about what exactly is fair use in the nonprofit space. There are amazing photos in flickr and wonderful music in ccmixter.org. Specifically, since the mashup uses clips from a copyrighted Frank Capra film, is this a copyright violation or an example of fair use ?

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The Magic Tweet: Crowdsourcing Opera Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition to the summary, the music director is blogging about on how the story can combine with some music and acting and singing to become a finished piece. This isn't the first time a classical music organization has turned to social media and crowdsourcing. The story is line is being summarized regularly on the blog.