Legal and regulatory

2008, 12 pages. Center for Social Media, School of Communications, American University, 3201 New Mexico Avenue NW, Suite 330, Washington, D.C., 20016, (202) 885-3107, www.centerforsocialmedia.org

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/online_best_practices_in_fair_use.pdf

2007, 304 pages. Published by The New Press, 38 Greene Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10013, (212) 629-8802, www.thenewpress.org

2008, 271 pages. The Aspen Institute, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C., 20036, (202) 736-5800, www.aspeninstitute.org

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the results of the Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy Project, a joint research effort of OMB Watch, Tufts University, and the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest. It calls on foundations to create initiatives for advocacy activities, increase their use of general operating grants and remove language restricting lobbying from grant letters.

The hallmarks of a just and civil society reflect the values of artistic freedom and the rights of free expression. Increasingly these rights are threatened by the "clearance culture" that is found in most creative industries and assumes that almost no quotation can be used without permission from the owner. Fair Use is an important yet often misunderstood legal right.

Emily Dickinson couldn't have found a more perfect way to describe how so many artists and artist advocates approach the world.¹  It is tempting to give ourselves over to the rare work that fires our inspiration, and shut the door on everything else. It is often only in nurturing isolation and fringe communities that new ideas find their full flower. But there is a danger in the isolation.

We are very pleased that Ruby Lerner, executive director of Creative Capital, took up the challenge of writing about anti-terrorism language in grant award letters. As an intermediary organization, Creative Capital is in the position of being both a funder and a grantee. This dual role, shared by many other GIA members, gives Ruby an especially wide view of the topic.

2004, 25 pages. Published by Day, Berry & Howard Foundation, CityPlace I, Hartford, CT, 06103-3499, www.dbhfoundation.org

Download pdf: http://www.independentsector.org/PDFs/counterterrorism.pdf

2003, 2 pages. Alliance for Justice, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, second floor, Washington, DC 20036, (886) 675-6229 or (202) 822-6070, fax: (202) 822-6068, advocacy@afj.org, www.allianceforjustice.org

A handy supplement to Speak Up is a pamphlet produced by the Alliance for Justice. The cover poses the question: Lobby government officials, advocate for legislation, and you know what will happen? The answer is eye-catching: better public policy.