Fair Use for Presentations?

Fubar asks: "The company I work for provides training 'workshops' to various folks in the finance industry. The folks who give the presentations during the workshops are considering adding short clips from various movies to help illustrate their points. In my searching, I have found evidence that basically seems to suggest the practice COULD be either a) fine or b) illegal. Not exactly the black & white answer I was hoping to find."

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Poor Idea

[Distinguished Hero]

The folks who give the presentations during the workshops are considering adding short clips from various movies to help illustrate their points. In my searching, I have found evidence that basically seems to suggest the practice COULD be either a) fine or b) illegal. Not exactly the black & white answer I was hoping to find."

Whether it is "a) fine or b) illegal," one thing is rather certain: "adding short clips from various movies" is probably a rather poor (asinine, and lazy) way to go about "illustrating ... points." Perhaps they should reconsider the entire initiative, regardless of the legality of the matter. There are almost certainly better ways of illustrating points other than relying on the crutch of rummaging through the intellectual rubbish heap that is Hollywood.