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Films
By Documentary Film Program on November 26, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Debate Team is a documentary exploring the weird subculture of competitive college debate. Competitors battle at 360 words per minute, hauling around mountains of evidence called “cards” and nearly every debate ends in global nuclear annihilation.
In 2005, nearly 200 teams converged on San Francisco State to compete in the National Championship. The documentary follows four teams, from Michigan State, Harvard, West Georgia, and Berkeley in their quest for the national title. Read more about Debate Team
By Documentary Film Program on November 26, 2007 at 1:38 pm
In March of 2004 a Pennsylvania filmmaker was activated with his National Guard unit and deployed to Iraq. During the next twelve months he would document his unique experiences as he and his platoon were tasked with the politically charged mission of searching for the infamous weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The search would take them from the heart of Baghdad to rural Iraqi farms. Read more about Land of Confusion
By Brandy Karl on November 14, 2007 at 6:50 pm
On October 12 we filed Floyd Webb's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiff, in his motion, asked the court to enjoin Floyd Webb from using on his website or in his documentary film any copyrighted materials or trademarks the Plaintiff claims to own. The Opposition argues that Aguiar is not entitled to a preliminary injunction because he does not own much of the copyrights and trademarks he claims and because Webb's use of them constitutes both copyright and trademark fair use. Read more about Aguiar v. Webb: Webb Opposes Motion for Preliminary Injunction
By Anthony Falzone on November 8, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Here is a very nice plug for CIS from one of the most respected and accomplished copyright lawyers around -- Bill Patry. In it, he notes my recent article about Sean Combs in Slate, and reminds us that Combs was also at the center of another copyright controversy about controlled composition clauses. Thanks, Bill, for the kind words. Read more about Doing God's Work