Before I go ahead and do something potentially ill-advised, I thought I'd borrow the knowledge of some people at the anime music video organization.
I am helping a friend to organize an anime convention where they would like to have a 90-120 minute general screening of AMVs. Because it is the convention's first year, they don't want to have too few entries for an AMV contest.
Assuming all credits are correctly given for each AMV and to its creator:
1. Is it considered bad form to show AMVs at a convention without contacting the creator first?
2. Is it considered bad form to contact individual AMV creators and ask them if it is all right if we show their video at a convention?
3. Do AMV creators need to sign off, on paper, that they acknowledge that their video will be shown at a convention?
The convention's site is still being worked on. http://tandokucon.com/
