### Question
How is the term videotape defined?


### Answer
The term **videotape** is defined in *17 U.S.C. § 111* as the following:

> the reproduction of the images and sounds of a program or programs broadcast by a television broadcast station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, regardless of the nature of the material objects, such as tapes or films, in which the reproduction is embodied

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 111*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT**

