Re: Group watching popular videos for fun

From: Dan L Burk <BURKDANL[_at_]shu.edu>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 13:32:49 -0500

On Mon, 01 Feb 1999, Hope Botterbusch <hopeb[_at_]seas.marine.usf.edu> wrote:

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> Basically the answer is NO, you cannot show a video on campus for
> entertainment purposes without purchasing the performance rights.
> Entertainment use does not qualify as "fair use". Fair use only
> applies to face-to-face teaching activities.

No. You are confusing fair use with the statutory exemption for face-to-face instruction. They are entirely separte inquiries. Fair use certainly applies to entertainment uses, and to public performance/displays. However, on the facts given, I tend to agree that this is probably not a fair use.

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Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu

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Received on Wed Feb 03 1999 - 18:40:56 GMT