The folks at American University have found another group of folks who need some clarity around copyright law and fair use, producing a “best practices” guide for online video producers.

This is yet another in a series of projects designed to empower specific kinds of content creators to make meaningful use of the right to make fair use of copyrighted works. Earlier groups that have benefited from this ongoing project include documentary filmmakers and media literacy educators.

This best practices movement is the work of dozens of high-quality people, but it has been led by Peter Jaszi (AU Law Professor and Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic) and Patricia Aufderheide (AU Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Social Media).

Thanks to Public Knowledge for the link.