Re: Video in Distance Education

On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Jamie Switzer <jswitzer[_at_]lamar.colostate.edu> wrote:
>
> This list has visited this topic before, but it has reared its ugly head
> again here at my institution and I'd appreciate some guidance.
>
> Situation: Regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings are videotaped
> and the tape sent directly to distance students. Professor shows
> legally purchased videotape in the class, which is being videotaped, so
> therefore the commercial videotape is on the class videotape that is
> sent to the distance students. (Clear as mud?)
>
> Is this a violation of Section 110, or is this fair use? Thank you for
> your help. JS

Jamie,

     According to section 110(2), this is a violation of the copyright act unless you have permission for using the videotape in the broadcast.

Lolly

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