distance learning question

From: Susan M. Zvacek <szvacek[_at_]dolphin.ats.odu.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 09:53:50 -0500

I'm trying to figure out if we're covered by Fair Use at my university ...

A faculty member who will be teaching an art history class would like to display slides of paintings -- not an unusual teaching strategy -- and has many trays of slides to last the semester.

Question: When we transmit this class out by digital satellite signal (receivable at our 20+ classroom sites around the state, but not considered an open broadcast) do we need to get some kind of permission from (someone?)? These slides are of paintings that have been reproduced in books all over the world, there would not be any threat to a commercial market, they would be used strictly in a classroom teaching situation. BUT, does this consitute a "distribution" or "reproduction" in the eyes of the law?

Help!

Some days it just isn't worth chewing through the restraints ...

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Susan M. Zvacek, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Learning Technologies Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529 804/683-6106 (voice) 804/683-5176 (fax)

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<szvacek[_at_]dolphin.ats.odu.edu> Received on Wed Oct 30 1996 - 15:00:41 GMT