http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Study-Finds-Copyright-Concerns/22211/
It would seem to me that the clip-compilation exception for media professors would logically extend to fair use in criticism. I can see that if the article is a digital article with embedded clips from, say, a contemporary TV or talk show, that could feel to author or editor like something too open to accusations of abuse. We just had a thread, didn't we, on using movie stills in an article? ?? Judy VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.