Copyright and Korean Documentary Film: Public Memory, Human Rights and Accountability at Risk Patricia Aufderheide American UniversityMonday, November 13, 2023, 5 PM UCI Humanities Gateway 1030
As Korean documentary films increasingly take on once-suppressed topics and issues, copyright threatens to become a new form of private censorship. With the growth of hallyu has also come a parallel growth in copyright attention and enforcement. South Korea’s recent importation of fair use into Korean law offers a legal escape hatch from censorship. But neither filmmakers nor broadcasters currently embrace it. This talk discusses the cultural consequences of copyright ignorance, misunderstanding, and risk mismanagement. Patricia Aufderheide is University Professor of Communication Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. Her books include Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright (University of Chicago), with Peter Jaszi, and Documentary: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford. Among Aufderheide’s awards are the George Stoney award for service to documentary from the University Film and Video Association in 2015 and the International Communication Association's 2010 Communication Research as an Agent of Change Award. She will spend spring and summer 2024 in Seoul on a Fulbright Research Fellowship, exploring how copyright affects creative choices in Korean documentary filmmaking.