We're phasing out VCRs on campus in favor of DVD players. Many faculty members 
have off-air recordings on video tape or have purchased  commercial VHS tapes 
and now want that media converted to digital video and burned to a DVD. The 
latter situation also applies to Library holdings.
Our situation includes:
1.

We're a non-for-profit educational institution.
2.      The use is for instructional purposes, online or face-to-face.
3.      The video relates to the course objectives and access is limited to 
students currently enrolled.

I've made the following assumptions:
4.

If faculty or the institution owns a purchased VHS tape and the content is not 
available on DVD, the conversion is acceptable for archival purposes.
5.      If it's an off-air recording and a commercial copy on DVD is not 
available and faculty wish to use "small portions" for instructional purposes, 
the conversion of those portions (but not the entire VHS tape) is acceptable.

Where are my assumptions faulty? What additional counsel would you offer? Do 
you have campus guidelines that address this situation?
Second, in light of YouTube's terms of service (TOS) what do you advise faculty 
regarding the capture of YouTube video for later use in instruction. I 
generally suggest they play it straight from YouTube, but the concern is that 
there might be interruptions in the network streaming or choppy playback.
I'm new to them list so if my questions have been addressed earlier, my 
apologies.
Jonathan Bacon
Director
Educational Technology Center
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd., LIB 375D
Overland Park, KS 66210
913.469.8500 ext. 3530
[email protected]
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