The Teaching Exemption “Face-to-Face Section 110 of the 1984 Copyright Act does provide a specific exemption to the licensing of what is clearly a public performance- teaching.” “Face-to-Face To qualify for the exemption, the showing must occur in a face-to-face teaching situation at a non-profit educational institution and meet all of the following six criteria. Performances and displays of audiovisual must be made from legitimate copies, including pre-recorded videocassettes; -not copies from legitimate copies -not copies from broadcasts. Performances and displays must be part of a systematic course of instruction and not for entertainment, recreation, or cultural value of any part of the audience; -Instructor should be able to show how the use of the motion picture contributes to the overall course study and syllabus. -Course does not have to be a credit course but must be one recognized by the university and for which people must register. Performances and displays must be given by the instructors or pupils; -No broadcasting from an outside source. Performances and displays must be given in classrooms and other places devoted to instruction; -Library screening rooms, residence hall lounges, rathskellers and cafeterias do not qualify. Performances and displays must be a part of the teaching activities of non-profit educational institutions; -Businesses that conduct educational seminars and some technical schools do not qualify. Attendance is limited to the instructors, pupils and guest lecturers. -Only people registered for the class may attend the screening. No fee specific to the showing may be charged.
The “Face-to-Face Teaching Exemption Section 110 of the 1984 Copyright Act does provide a specific exemption to the licensing of what is clearly a public performance- “Face-to-Face teaching.” To qualify for the exemption, the showing must occur in a face-to-face teaching situation at a non-profit educational institution and meet all of the following six criteria. Performances and displays of audiovisual must be made from legitimate copies, including pre-recorded videocassettes; -not copies from legitimate copies -not copies from broadcasts. Performances and displays must be part of a systematic course of instruction and not for entertainment, recreation, or cultural value of any part of the audience; -Instructor should be able to show how the use of the motion picture contributes to the overall course study and syllabus. -Course does not have to be a credit course but must be one recognized by the university and for which people must register. Performances and displays must be given by the instructors or pupils; -No broadcasting from an outside source. Performances and displays must be given in classrooms and other places devoted to instruction; -Library screening rooms, residence hall lounges, rathskellers and cafeterias do not qualify. Performances and displays must be a part of the teaching activities of non-profit educational institutions; -Businesses that conduct educational seminars and some technical schools do not qualify. Attendance is limited to the instructors, pupils and guest lecturers. -Only people registered for the class may attend the screening. No fee specific to the showing may be charged.
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