[kycountryboy]

I've always been under the impression that the copyright is for purposes of preventing others from profiting from the material. We have always used the "9 second rule", that is, use no more than a 9 second clip of another's running video. And that could be an undocumented rule itself!

One would think that Michael Moore would have tested any & all copyright rules with his "crapumentery"!

[Casloy]

I do know if you are making a documentary you can call any of the networks and buy footage from them. I am not sure if they charge for the footage or for it's use, or if they can prohibit certain uses. It's an ineresting question. On the other hand, it's hard to believe a network would tell a campaign they CAN'T use footage if they weren't within their legal rights. They certainly have enough lawyers.