Re: fair use of videotapes

According to Kenneth Crews:

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> This is also a situation where technology can ease the way
> through legal entanglements. Perhaps a videodisk can allow the
> instructor to move expediently from scene to scene without
> the necessity of making an actual copy of the item as originally
> purchased. Can someone with more familiarity with videodisks
> let us know whether such a use is possible or practical?
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> Kenneth D. Crews
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Videodiscs allow full randon access to any point on the disc by time (if the disc is in CLV), or by frame # (if the disc is CAV).
I will not go into the full explanations of the technical jargon here, but would be happy to if anyone wants to e-mail me privately.

I collect videodiscs for precisely this reason (among others). And indeed it is possible and practical to use videodiscs for this purpose. I strongly encourage faculty to utilize this technology as opposed to the labor intensive process of editing videocassettes. While I do occasionally edit scenes for a faculty member, it is discouraged.

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