Fair Use Resources

Critical Commons at Open Video Alliance

In this five-minute video, Critical Commons founder Steve Anderson sketches the origins, goals and context of the project for attendees at the 2009 Open Video conference at NYU. During this "lightning talk" Anderson characterizes Critical Commons as carving a space for educators, librarians and cultural producers to understand and assert their legal rights under fair use. Although the project was inspired by legal experts Peter Jaszi and Lawrence Lessig and the work of organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Social Media at American University, Critical Commons aims to educate and empower non-specialists in vigorously exercising and advocating for the expansion of fair use.