[LM_NET] HIT: copyright question

[Jan Klompmaker <Jan.Klompmaker@ILLIANACHRISTIAN.ORG>]

Thanks to all who replied.  I sent the information on to my principal
and will leave it up to him.

 

Here is the question:

 

A teacher from our school is taking a few students along with other 

>people on a bus trip to Washington DC.  Along the way he want to show a


>movie released in the past year for "educational purposes."  The 

>educational exemption allow for movies shown in the classroom to

>students only.  So is this okay?   Along those same lines - what do bus

>companies do who have DVD/VCR's on their bus for tours, etc.

 

 

Here is the basic reply:

 

This is not fair use - the movie must be tied to the curriculum. If put
to a court case, they would likely ask to see the lesson plan that
called for the movie.  This is a very unlikely scenario, however.

 

 

Bus companies show movies under a license sold by Swank, Inc. parent
company of Movie Licensing USA.

 

 

Also a quote from the copyright expert:

 

Here is what Carol Mann Simpson's book Copyright for Schools, Fourth
Edition, says on page 71:

 

"Q:  Our school will charter large, commercial busses for an extended

field trip.  The busses have VCRs and TVs.   We would like to show a

tape of a movie owned by one of the teachers to keep the children
occupied while we make this lengthy trip.  Is this legal?

 

A:  Probably not, unless public performance rights were acquired with
the tape.  This use of video is not face-to-face instruction.  It
probably involves some people who are not students and teachers in the
class, such as a bus driver or chaperones, and the bus might be
considered a bit strange for an instructional locale.  The copyright
holder, however, could grant (or sell) one-time public performance
rights.  Additionally, the bus company may have a public performance
license that will cover your use.  Investigate your options."

 

We should all buy the book.

 

Thanks again!!

 

Jan Klompmaker

Librarian

Illiana Christian High School

2261 Indiana Ave

Lansing, IL  60438

jan.klompmaker@illianachristian.org

 


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