Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106 [17 USCS § 106], the
following are not
infringements of copyright:
(1) performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the
course of face-to-face
teaching activities of a nonprofit educational institution, in a
classroom or similar place
devoted to instruction, unless, in the case of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work,
the performance, or the display of individual images, is given by
means of a copy that
was not lawfully made under this title [17 USCS §§ 101 et
seq.], and that the
person responsible for the performance knew or had reason to believe
was not lawfully
made;
I differ with Scott's answer. Showing of home video in classrooms is a
>violation of copyright. Schools in our area have become very concerned with
>violating copyright and have begun to strictly enforce the for home use only
>rules in their classroom to avoid in problem with film production companies.
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>Joel Jones
>Kansas City P.L.