An interesting video I came across about the main issues concerning fair use, copyright, and video mashups. Highlights from my transcription below:
We're seeing this blossoming of amateur cultures, video remixes and creativity, and a lot of these works are circulating on the Internet.
Copyright law is all about balance........
The Open philosophy as applied to movies & animations deals with three related concepts:
* open, collaborative projects maintained by a community;
* open source software;
* the copyleft / public domain side of the digital rights spectrum.