RE: the boundaries of educational use

From: Sheldon W. Halpern <shalpern[_at_]magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 20:55:19 EST

In Message Fri, 25 Feb 1994 15:32:34 -0500,   Michael Roy <roy[_at_]husc.harvard.edu> writes:
>
>The copyright lawyer seemed to think that
>"broadcasting" images was fine within the sharply defined limits of
>the four walls of the classroom, but that making them available over
>the network would not be. Is there general agreement or disagreement
>on this?

No, it is highly unlikely that any "transmission" would come within the specific educational exemption under the circumstances you describe. It is also unlikely that this dissemination to so large a group of the entirety of the copyrighted images would be considered a fair use.

Sheldon W. Halpern
Professor of Law
The Ohio State University College of Law Received on Sat Feb 26 1994 - 01:56:53 GMT

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