The Center for Social Media just released a white paper with guidelines for using copyrighted material in online video. Fair use is often misunderstood (and rightly so, it’s a complex law), so I’m pleased to have a set of clear guidelines to point people to.
This is an especially great resource for anyone doing remixes, mashups, or other pop-culture derivatives. I recommend the PDF version, as the formatting makes it much easier to digest.
http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2008/07/best-p...r-online-video/