I doubt most professors know the rules unless they had some
direct experience in them and just assume that Fair Use
applies to them no matter what. One of my text books this
year is a hodge podge of articles and chapters from various
books and big and bold on the front cover is a statement that
permission from the copyright holder had been obtained for
each reprint. Course I can have 20 friends over to my house
to watch a video tape and as long as I don't charge them
there's no problem.
"a.n.smith" wrote:
> I'm not going to say where, just in case, but film
classes at the university
> i work for show films in class all the time. i guess
as educational tools,
> the problems of copyright don't apply. I mean, even
though students are
> paying for the class time, you aren't charging them
to see the movie, right?
> Isn't that considered for any educational based
showing?
>
> Actually, next summer,l I might sit in on the Noir
film class here myself.
-- volente Deo,
Anthony Dauer Alexandria, Virginia
Practice random acts of Xeroxing!
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