Can these Videos be Shown in a Classroom or a Library Setting?
As a practical matter, it is highly unlikely that a television producer would ever sue a school or individual teacher. Most unauthorized use is never discovered -- after all, there are no copyright police roaming the nation's classrooms. Fear of getting caught, however, isn't the only reason to obey the law.
Who owns our lesson plans—the school or the instructor? I assumed that they were owned by the school. But after reading Section 102(b), I wondered if lesson plans fall into the category of items (such as ideas) that aren’t protected by copyright. What about books that are collections of lesson plans? —Cheri Dobbs, middle school media specialist, Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills, MI
The school holds the copyright on lesson plans because its employees created them as part of their job. If a teacher created lesson plans during nonwork time, she would retain ownership. In higher education, some universities have allowed their faculty to hold the copyright on their lessons or have worked out an arrangement where the instructor retains some rights. Several years ago, faculty ownership of course materials became a hot topic, because faculty were creating online courses that the university could, if it chose to, ask other instructors to teach. Conversely, a professor could leave University A for a job at University X and use the course materials he had previously created. To deal with these potential conflicts, many institutions created faculty ownership policies.
Copyrights on movies, television programs, books, recordings, video games, Web sites, and other forms of media are held by the products' creators. However, for the purposes of education, allowances have been granted for the limited use of books, magazines, film, television, and computer documents - uses that do not require the copyright owner's permission.
Outlined below are guidelines for using television, Internet, and other media resources in education settings. Check your school or district guidelines for more details on using video and multimedia resources.
Cable in the Classroom programs
Cable in the Classroom designated programs may be taped off-air and retained for one year or more, unless otherwise noted. Look for the copyright code at the end of each program description for the precise educational copyright clearance:
* YEAR: the program may be taped and saved for one year
* 2YRS: it may be taped and saved for two years
* FREE: it may be taped and saved in perpetuity.
Some programs may be designated for home use only:
* RES means the program is restricted to home use;
* FAIR means Fair Use guidelines apply (see below).
Commercial-free Cable in the Classroom video programs grant educators taping rights that exceed Fair Use. Cable in the Classroom programs:
* may be taped by anyone, at home or at school without request*
* may be used for education purposes only
* allow education use for a minimum of one year
* can be used as many times as desired
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