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> The College Art Association is working with the Free
> Expression Policy Project (FEPP) on a research study
> to learn how well the "Fair Use" doctrine is
> functioning under U.S. copyright law.
>
> As many of you know, Fair Use allows artists,
> scholars, and others to use copyright-protected
> works, or portions of them, without permission in
> certain circumstances and for purposes such as
> parody, commentary, and scholarship.
>
> It is important that artists and art scholars be a
> part of this study-both those who create works
> (texts, artworks) and hold copyrights and those who
> use copyrighted material in your research or within
> new artworks. Please participate in the study by
> going to the FEPP website and filling out the Fair
> Use Survey.
>
> There's a brief introduction at
> http://www.fepproject.org/fepp/fairuseintro.html.
> The survey is at
> http://www.fepproject.org/fepp/fairusequest.html.
>
> FEPP is part of the Brennan Center for Justice at
> New York University. If you have any questions about
> the survey, please contact Marjorie Heins at the
> Brennan Center at marjorie.heins@nyu.edu.
>
> Thank you for your participation. This is an
> important issue, as you know: Copyright and Fair Use
> affect us all. We hope that this research will
> assist us in developing CAA policies.
>
> Eve Sinaiko
> Director of Publications
> College Art Association
>
> Marjorie Heins
> Brennan Center for Justice
> Free Expression Policy Project