-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: #8415 Exemptions from DMCA Rules Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:52:28 -0500 From: Judy Shoaf <[log in to unmask]> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> We had a thread on this just now. Basically the decision recognizes formally the right of (all) instructors to make clip compilations of media for classroom use. It gives instructors in FILM OR MEDIA COURSES the right to circumvent access controls on (rip!) DVD or other media FROM THEIR DEPARTMENTAL COLLECTIONS in order to make such clip compilations FOR THE CLASSROOM. I noticed that the requests were for all instructors to be able to do this. However, the decision restricts it to film instructors and to materials in their departmental libraries (which still allows for the $$$$ notion of selling licenses for classroom display, but I don't know if the Register realizes that). http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2006/71fr68472.html The decision is pretty explicit about the need to define the class of works exempted as narrowly as possible, to avoid broader permissions. Copyright owners protested that this might "benefit not only persons similarly situated to the film professors, but others engaging in entirely different uses." This wording suggests that "persons similarly situated" (language profs?) would not be the target of copyright holders' worries, but rather hte "entirely different" users (people putting together clip compilations for semi-commercial uses???). Judy Shoaf Otmar Foelsche, LLTI -Editor wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Exemptions from DMCA Rules > Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:07:06 -0800 (PST) > From: Joseph O Kautz <[log in to unmask]> > To: LLTI-List <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > LLTIers, > I'm all aflutter! I just heard about some new exemtions from DMCA rules > around using video clips for instructional uses. > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005021.php > > If anyone finds more definitive information, could you pass it on. > Joseph > ________________________________________________________________ > Joseph Kautz - Stanford Language Center & Digital Language Lab > tel: 650-796-8287 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "This coffee tastes like butterflies." - Overheard > _______________________________________________________________ > > > -- ********************************************************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar K. Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) **********************************************************************************