An exercise in "Collective Intelligence"

The Group:
Lori, John (aka JV with a hat), Leigh, Natalie, & Kellie

In order to focus our researching efforts more efficiently, we first imagined a scenario that not only involved using copyrighted material, but also demonstrated the unique "collective intelligence" of our group.

We then searched for solutions with the following question in mind:

"How can we legally post Lori's video of Leigh doing a kegstand on Kellie's backporch with JV holding Leigh's ankles, Natalie pumping the keg, and Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" laid in as the audio?"

JV is our resident expert on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, and pointed us in the right direction to the legal guidelines on the U.S. Copyright Office site:

The Digital Millennium Act of 1998 (1998, December). Retrieved January 21, 2010 , from U.S. Copyright Office website: http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

The following source is a checklist from Cornell University, which helps determine whether a case satisfies the criteria for Fair Use:

Checklist for conducting a Fair Use analysis before using copyrighted materials (n.d). Retrieved January 21, 2010, from Cornell University Copyright Management Center website: http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/policies/docs/Fair_Use_Checklist.pdf

Finally, we also found a video tutorial from YouTube that demonstrates exactly how to bypass any copyright infringement suits by attaching a "good faith" disclaimer to your posts.

YouTube copyright tutorial (audio only) (2009, January). Retrieved January 21, 2010 from YouTube website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVVZsJNfDE