[LM_NET] HIT: licensing for DVDs and Videos in schools

[Sally Schoenberg <Sallyisit@AOL.COM>]

My question:
     I only use the DVDs and Videos for  instruction, so if I am
understanding correctly, I can purchase them from  anywhere for instructional use. 
If my
PTA decided that they wanted to show one  during recess, could they purchase a
License for Public Viewing and show these  same DVDs and Videos?

Answer:
          Yes, no, and  maybe. You can purchase them "from anywhere" for
educational use UNLESS they  have a shrink wrap license that says they are not for
schools or libraries. I  see those frequently at Sam's and Costco. If they
want to show the videos at  recess AND THE PRODUCER IS ONE OF THE ONES COVERED
BY THE LICENSE, you can show  them for reward or entertainment purposes.
Remember, that license only covers  about 20 of the most popular entertainment
producers like Disney, Warner Bros.  etc. Verify first.



Sally  Schoenberg
Library Information Specialist
Wilmette,  IL
sallyisit@aol.com

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of  nature." Ralph Waldo
Emerson


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