Patricia Aufderheide

Has the industry's growth outpaced its standards for ethical truth-telling?

Bob ends his DC journey on the red carpet of the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, where journalists rub elbows with the very people they cover.

Bob ends his DC journey on the red carpet of the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, where journalists rub elbows with the very people they cover. Oh, and a bunch of celebrities show up too.

Song: Washington D.C. by The Magnetic Fields

Copyright law can be a confusing landscape to navigate for the average media-consumer. It’s an even thornier territory for filmmakers, DJs and producers. Today on the show, we delve into the world of fair use – or, the doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material that you don’t own. Joining us to discuss the debate over Beyonce’s controversial new dance video, Girl Talk’s collage-sampling -- and to answer your questions, are Patricia Aufderheide, author of “Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright” and the filmmaker David Van Taylor – who explains how he learned about fair use the hard way.