The Center for Social Media proudly presents its Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video, a first-of-its-kind guide to help creators, online video providers and copyright holders understand and interpret fair use in online video in a remix culture.

The code draws on the practices of online video makers discussed in the Center's study, Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video, including video remixes and mashups, and was backed by a panel of leading copyright scholars and lawyers.

Such online practices as satire, parody, negative and positive commentary, discussion-triggers, illustration, diaries, archiving and of course, pastiche or collage (remixes and mashups) could be legal in some circumstances. Before the code's release, there was no clear statement about what constitutes fair use in online video, making it a critical step towards understanding fair use and ensuring that the Internet remains a safe space for new forms of self- expression in a digital age.

The full report can be found on the Center website: www.centerforsocialmedia.org/remix.