The other issue is face-to-face. What about distance education? The
students are enrolled in a course and it's not exactly face-to-face, but
the idea is the same. Not according to the law.
The nuances depend upon what the professor actually wants to do. Which
are the ambiguous terms? -- Kris
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Jessica Rosner wrote:
> Ok I am not a lawyer but I play one on the internet. By all means go to web
> sites but please make sure that your professor understands that it is not
> THAT complicated. If he wants to show a film/video/DVD is his/her regular
> class , no problem IF the screening is open to anyone OTHER than the
> enrolled students it is NOT covered by the face to face exemption. It is
> important to remember that this has NOTHING to do with whether or not
> admission is charged ( a very common misconception) and there is no such
> thing as "educational" use ( a term used by vendors and users alike).
> The exemption is for films basically used in real classes, limited to real
> students enrolled in that class.
> --
> Jessica Rosner
> Kino International
> 333 W 39th St. 503
> NY NY 10018
> jrosner@kino.com
>
> > From: Brian McCaskill <brian@facets.org>
> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:41:26 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> > Subject: RE: Legal definitions of face-to-face teaching and public performance
> >
> > If you want a purely legal definition I'd first check out the U.S. Copyright
> > Office's website at (www.loc.gov/copyright). Specifically, check out Section
> > 110, Title 17 of the United States Code,
> > (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/).
> >
> > Then I'd go to the Cornell Law School sight mentioned earlier on the list,
> > (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/110.html). It breaks down and defines
> > the information from the U.S. Copyright Office's website in more
> > understandable terms.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Brian McCaskill, Director
> > Educational Services
> > Facets Multimedia
> > 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
> > Chicago, IL 60614
> > e-mail: brian@facets.org
> > ph: 800-331-6197
> > fax: 773-929-5437
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:07 PM 9/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >> The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School,
> >> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/110.html, is a good resource for
> >> copyright information.
> >> Patty
> >> _________________________________
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> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Karsten, Eileen [SMTP:EKarsten@Northpark.edu]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 4:00 PM
> >>> To: Multiple recipients of list
> >>> Subject: Legal definitions of face-to-face teaching and public
> >>> performance
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dear CW,
> >>>
> >>> In regards to the education exemptions for face-to-face teaching and
> >>> public
> >>> performance, is there a book or site that gives legal definitions of these
> >>> terms? A faculty member wants to see them in black and white. Thank you
> >>> in advance for any help.
> >>>
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>>
> >>> Eileen Karsten
> >>> Head of Technical Services
> >>> North Park University
> >>> Brandel Library
> >>> 3225 W. Foster Ave.
> >>> Chicago, IL 60625
> >>> ekarsten@northpark.edu
> >>
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