The Arts, Communications, Entertainment, & Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (ACES) is hosting a roundtable discussion on documentary filmmaking on Thursday, March 5th, 5:30 p.m., at Ringside Creative in Oak Park, MI. The discussion will focus on legal issues relevant to documentary filmmakers, most notably copyright law’s “fair use” doctrine and its application to documentary art. We’ll review an extended trailer for the soon-to-be-released documentary film “It Came From Detroit” (see below), and discuss with the filmmakers their attempt, and struggle, to stay within fair use guidelines.
About the film and the filmmakers:
James R. Petix: Director/Camera/Editor. After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design …read more



