I think it's a violation of copyright if they use the whole song in the
video without permission. Double-check with the "copyright bible" but I
believe I just went over the same issue with our freshmen and their Decades
project.
Use of only 30-seconds...regardless. There are too many copies being
distributed and it's basically "giving away the song" to everyone who wants
it.
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacey Goolsby" <sgoolsby@REMC7.K12.MI.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:28 AM
Subject: TARGET: Music copyright
> Happy Monday Morning to Everyone!
>
> I need your expertise and quickly! Our senior class always creates a
> senior video which chronicles events throughout their senior year. The
> students and adults in charge then have a dubbing company make copies of
> this video which is then distributed to every senior in the class.
> It is my second year here and it has come to my attention and the
> attention of the computer teacher that our students are violating
> copyright law. Here is the situation. They like to put popular songs on
> the video as background music, and they want to use the whole song,
> without obtaining any type of permission. We think that it may be okay
> if they use only 30 seconds of a song- fair use. The dubbing company
> told them that they could use whole songs, as they consider the videos
> for personal use. We thought that because they are distributing it to
> over one-hundred students that this would be considered for distribution
> and not for personal use. This senior video is made using our equipment
> and under the guidance of our teachers. We want to follow copyright and
> teach our students to do the right thing. What do you think?
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Stacey Goolsby
> LMS
> Hamilton High School
> Hamilton, MI
>
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