RE: Video

Hi Cheryll

I work for the Univ. of Tulsa and for a community college in the Tulsa are. At this community college we had a media dept. that does lots of video production work. The media dept. has permission to duplicate audio language tapes because of something that has been worked out with the textbook people (I do not know the specifics on this so I cannot comment). However, the media also has a CCTV system that has monitors in various places and in public gathering areas (for advertisement, etc.) The policy states that copying or showing on CCTV of any copyrighted material must be proven to have been given permission to do so by the copyright holder. "Fair use" simply means that use in the class room is accepted under certain conditions, but copying of videos cannot be protected accept by other means, ie permission of the copyright holder. It is a cardinal sin at the community college to duplicate a video unless the college holds the copyright. The media dept. does have the ability to copy off air, but the taping must be erased by a certain number of days, cannot be duplicated, cannotbe added to the collection unless purchased through a vendor, must be used in class only not played over CCTV. In a nutshell the faculty better have a letter from the copyright holder extending permission to duplicate or it is a no go. It is not the rules of the college, but a law of the government. The FBI got involved in the college at one point, so the community college is adamant about copyright compliance. The library will be responsible for the infringement not the faculty. If the faculty have a problem with it, I would suggest they get in contact with the copyright holder and get permission. If there are any specific questions about our policy, please send me an e-mail or sent to cni-copyright newsgroup

J. Micheal Nobles
<jmn[_at_]vax2.utulsa.edu> Received on Wed Apr 24 1996 - 13:43:46 GMT