I work for a University and I think that from our point of view in
'education' that you are actually wrong regarding your comment
regarding DVD playback although everyone who might be able to confirm
the DVD situation in particular happens to be on leave today (around
five of them!).
I don't think it matters what is stated in print on the CD, DVD or
video cassette or what generally applies in the world of print, most
stated and generally understood licence regulations can be superceded
by suitable licence payments.
All Universities pay in to the Copyright Licencing Agency scheme that
is recognised throughout the UK. This permits photocopying of up to
5% of any book and to the NLA for copying newspaper articles. It also
subscribes to the Educational Recording Agency licence which covers
the playback of any *recorded* material in a classroom to bona fide
students, to the MCPS covering recording of commercially published
sound recordings and the recording of live performances of copyright
works,
The situation regarding playback of CD, video or DVD is rather
hazier in terms of our published College regulations, and as I have
indicated above those who might know the specific details are on
leave at the moment, but I can't believe that it isn't covered by
some agreement and a licence payment of some kind. If not, then it
really is a huge oversight!
Eeyore wrote:
Surely the issue is more to do with the purpose to which any download is put.
That simply isn't true; read the copyright notices that appear
onscreen as you start a DVD. "Thou shalt not broadcast this
anyplace, ever". For years they even specifically said "not in
schools or oil rigs" too.
Or, look at how much pub landlords have to pay to get SKY in their
respective watering holes - because they are "re-broadcasting" to
the great unwashed.
The internet and content available from it, is no different. BBC
T&C, item 3 covers it to the hilt.
The irony is that most copyright holders (in my experience) don't
care if you infringe (whilst simultaneously demanding copyright
guardianship at every opportunity) until you invent something that
is either vaguely useful, or commercially applicable.
Course, in my particular area of development, everything needs to be
cleared by "Legal" usually so its sorted. Albeit everything takes
50% longer than it should.
C.
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