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sorry, everyone.  I didn't realize that LM-Net wouldn't take attachments.
The email that I received from the Disney representative is pasted below.
May 16, 2003



The following guidelines should help explain the license requirements in
regards to the specific use of copyrighted materials.

The Copyright Act grants to copyright owners the exclusive right to perform
the copyrighted work publicly.  That phrase is defined in Section 101 as
follows:

“To perform or display a work ‘publicly’ means -
(1)     to perform or display it at a place open to the public or at any place
where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family
and its social acquaintances is gathered;”

Please be advised that videos borrowed/bought from your local video store
are for home use only. Performances in schools are public performances since
a school is a place which is open to the public or alternatively
performances are held in classrooms or auditoriums where a substantial
number of persons may be gathered.   However, under the 1974 Copyright Law,
Congress granted a limited exception for their use in face-to-face teaching
situations. This limited exception is contained in 17 U.S.C. §110(1) as
follows:

“performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of
face-to-face teaching activities of a non-profit educational institution, in
a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction, unless, in the case of
a motional picture or other audiovisual work, the performance, or the
display of individual images is given by means of a copy that was not
lawfully made under this title, and that the person responsible for the
performance knew or had reason to believe was not lawfully made;”

Under these circumstances, no public performance license is required.  An
example of such would be if you were teaching about English literature, and
you showed ALICE IN WONDERLAND, adapted from Lewis Carroll’s novel.

If your school wants to show a Home Video for entertainment purposes (ie.
lunchtime, rainy day or after school showings), the Copyright laws says the
school must have advance permission in the form of a public performance
license.  There are two types of licenses available:  the first is a
one-time license for a single exhibition of a particular video title and the
second is a site license that covers the use of most of our video titles
(with a few exceptions) within a period of one year for the entire school
(please call toll free, Movie Licensing USA at 877-321-1300).

Television shows taped from the airwaves directly by viewers may not be used
under any circumstances.  Please contact Disney Educational Productions at
800-295-5010 for their extensive catalog of licensed educational programming
available for schools.

We appreciate your interest and respect for our rights.  I hope this letter
answers some of your questions about the restrictions and requirements
governing the use of our extensive film and video library.  If I may be of
further assistance, please contact me at 818-556-4365, by e-mail at
joni.miller@disney.com, or by fax at 818-557-0797.



Sincerely,



Joni Miller

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