Editing and Copyright

On Tue, 21 Feb 1995 00rmknipe[_at_]bsuvc.bsu.edu said:
>
> I'm a little cloudy on whether or not copyrighted material can be
>used in the form of clips in a larger work. For example say I was
>putting together a basketball video, using clips of Shaq and company,
>for the purpose of instruction on the game of basketball. This video
>would be viewed by a highschool team in the school. Does this meet
>any copyright requirements, and if not, how can this be amended?
    

This video would likely infringe the NBA's copyright. They have a very strict enforcement program and may take legal action if they find out about the video. The only solutions I see are to either obtain their written consent to your compilation (unlikely) or purchase an "official" basketball instructional video. I have seen them in sporting goods stores and in catalogs. I don't know how good they are but they're not expensive.

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