Martin Luther King Documentary Unavailable Due to Copyright Issues

BNA's Internet Law News:

The Globe and Mail runs a feature on the negative impact of copyright on cultural development. The article focuses on the challenge of making documentary films in light of the need for expensive permissions, noting that the Eyes on the Prize, the documentary on the civil rights movement will not be shown on Martin Luther King Day due to the expiration of permissions.

(see How copyright could be killing culture)

Update: Donna at Copyfight - A New Kind of Civil Disobedience?:

Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot, quoted over at Daily Kos: "I would call upon everyone who has access to 'Eyes on the Prize' to openly violate any and all laws regarding its showing."

Related Post:
* Dennis Kennedy - Martin Luther King Day is one of my favorite holidays
* The MT Law Blog has two good research resources on the copyright/documentary issue: 1) Center for Social Media - Untold Stories: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture for Documentary Filmmakers; 2) Duke Law - Framed!! How Law Constructs and Constrains Culture.
* Lextext - "I Have A Dream" in Podcast Form
* Kleptones mashup: Are you a Visionary (mirror)