On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Darline Clemens <darline[_at_]defnet.com> wrote:
>
> The question I pose to this group is....
>
> A college student organization would like to show a popular video in
> a classroom setting, not for educational purposes, but for fun and
> fellowship. Estimate approximately 20 - 30 people will be present. No
> charges of course. The video will be rented from a local video store.
> Is this in violation of copyright? Please direct me to the source and
> location in the Copyright Law.
>
> Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Doing this would certainly be a violation under Canadian law, as it would constitute a 'public performance" for which the individual hadn't received a licence -- unless her/his corner video store was authorized to do so!
Cheers,
Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Guelph ON Canada N1G 2W1
and Chair, Ontario Library Association Copyright Action Committee bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca // (519) 824-4120 X2089 // FAX: (519) 824-6931 Received on Mon Feb 01 1999 - 19:44:55 GMT
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