HIT: Copyright, "The Devil's Arithmetic"

[Marcia Norris <mnorris@ISGROUP.NET>]

Now, I'm more confused than ever!!

It seems the general concensus was that my colleague can show the taped version once
during the first 10 days after its first broadcast.  She then must erase or destroy 
the
recording. She MUST have direct instruction objectives in her lesson plans.

I also received many other confilcting, but interesting, replies:

* She cannot show it at all because it was taped from a "pay" channel   (not like 
The
   Classroom Channel, even though it is cable, too.)

* She can show it once within the first 45 days after it was originally broadcast, 
and
  once more for reinforcement within the first 10 days after she originally showed 
it
  (not to a different class), then erase or destroy it.

*  She can show it this time (fair use), then must purchase the video.

* She CANNOT show it because Sowtime is not an off-air channel.

I have not yet located any purchasing information for a legal copy of the video, 
but I
will post the information as soon as I find it!

Thanks for helping, as usual!!! You all are the best!
--
Marcia M. Norris                "Outside of a dog, a book is man's
Language Arts Teacher            best friend.  Inside of a dog
Suwannee Middle School           it is too dark to read."
Live Oak, FL
mnorris@isgroup.net                   --Groucho Marx

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