Note that this is not some new grant of permission to actually use material; rather it just means that a documentarian would not be breaking the DMCA if they extract material from a DVD for a lawful use. Determining a legal use isn't always as simple as it sounds, and it's important that you meet all of these criteria:
1. You must have lawfully acquired a lawfully made DVDAs simple as that sounds, there's a lot of misconceptions about "fair use;" but you can find some material about it on the web [3].
2. You may only copy short portions of material for a "non-infringing use," either material in the public domain or material to be used under "fair use."
3. You must be making the copy to use in a documentary
4. You must only copy what you need, you cannot copy the entire DVD [2]
Note that the Copyright Office says they will review the situation again in October 2012.
[1] Copyright.gov: Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works
[2] Documentary.org: Documentary Filmmakers Win Exemption from Digital Millennium Copyright Act
[3] Current.org: Doc-makers get specific about copyright fair use
Win one, Lose one
Meanwhile, the Lens Blog of The New York Times reports on an ongoing issue for photographers and videographers; the increasingly common practice of authorities seeking to smother photography in public places under the blanket of “security.”
lens.blogs.nytimes: ‘Step Away From the Camera!’
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