[kycountryboy]

"They have a right to protect the video they shoot from being used for partisan purposes."

I've worked in television for about 18 years, mostly in commercial production, and I'm certain the Swifties haven't done anything wrong. Once ABC "broadcast" the video it's pretty much "fair game". We always see campaigns use the opponents owns spots against them, so I see no difference with a news broadcast. I don't think it's an issue of "partisan purposes", but an issue of "use for profit"

[Casloy]

If you want to use footage from any of the networks in any form of documentary aren't you required to pay them for it? I thought anything a network broadcast was immediately copyright material. I am fairly certain you have to ask their permission to use it. Furthermore, I do know another network successfully stopped MOVEON.ORG from using their footage.