Yes and profit/non profit issue is not directly effected by "fair use" which covers both. You probably have a tad more flexibility if you were non for profit but, what you have described is EXACTLY what "fair use" covers.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:14 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > Smells like fair use to me... > > Gary Handman > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I work for a for-profit college so classroom exceptions do not apply. I > > have a professor who wants to screen the feature "Thank You for Smoking" > > in > > a classroom setting however he will not be screening the entire film. He > > will be choosing 5-6 snippets of the film (5 minutes long). Do I need to > > secure viewing rights for this? > > > > James Leftwich > > Berkeley College > > Director, Westchester Campus Library > > 99 Church Street > > White Plains, NY 10601 > > 914-694-1122 x3370 > > j...@berkeleycollege.edu > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
