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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 29, 2018

Broadened exemptions stand to help filmmakers with copyrights

Newly-broadened copyright exemptions will allow filmmakers to use clips from DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming services for the purposes of criticism and comment, even if the film contains fictional and narrative elements.

Newly-broadened copyright exemptions will allow filmmakers to use clips from DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming services for the purposes of criticism and comment, even if the film contains fictional and narrative elements.

The U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress granted the exemptions Thursday, finding in favor of arguments made months earlier by attorneys at the Los Angeles law firm Donaldson + Callif LLP and a UC Irvine Schoo...

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