I’ve been doing some research about rights and documentary production. The best document I’ve found is “Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use” and can be downloaded here.

The actual language of current copyright law pertaining to “fair use” is Section 107 and can be read here. As you can see, it’s shockingly vague.

A generally good source for research seems to be the “Center for the Study of the Public Domain” at Duke Law.

The research shall continue, but this at least a little start…