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>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:27:25 -0600
>From: "Read Gilgen" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: #7715 Watching Videos in the Lab

It's my understanding that librarians' view of the library (or lab in
our case) is an extension of the classroom and that providing materials
for use by students clearly falls in the fair use arena.  Lawyers for
publishers/producers would argue that library/lab use constitutes public
performance.

We have long maintained that we need to (legally) exercise our fair use
rights and not be intimidated into limiting use because some lawyer is
making (unfounded) noises that its illegal.

So... hypothetically <grin>, yes.

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>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:10:14 -0600
>From: Tom Browne <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Watching Videos in the Lab
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All,

I would like to pose a "hypothetical" question to lab people who have
video
on reserve in their facilities.  I know one of the ideas of "Fair Use"
is
that the copyright holder is not being deprived of any income.  If a
teacher assigns the students to go to their lab and watch a movie for
a
class discussion next week, individuals can go to the lab and watch
the
movie.  I think most of us would be willing to agree to providing this
service if we had the facilities.

Now, lets say, instead of having students check it out and watch it, it
was
digitized on a secure streaming server with password protection and
the
original put away.  Students can still come in and watch the video for
next
week$E2s discussion, just in a slightly different way.

Has anybody considered doing anything like this, hypothetically, of
course?

Tom Browne


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