Hiya Kim,

This is a very good topic.  I'd be interested to see where this discussion 
leads to, because I have concerns about what do when an instructor wants to use 
a film for class that is not commercially available on DVD, but only available 
via Amazon stream, NetFlix, or iTunes.

The streaming world continues to amaze me.


Best,
Mo

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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:35 AM
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Subject: [Videolib] Netflix Streaming and Face-to-Face

Hi all,

Is there any consensus on the legality of faculty using their own person 
Netflix Streaming account in a face to face classroom situation. I have always 
assumed it was fine. Access was legally acquired and would fall under 110(1).

Another support department on my campus is saying, no, it's not legal because 
Netflix's terms of service trump 110. They are coming to this conclusion based 
on advice from an inhouse 
article<http://www.library.unt.edu/news/may-one-stream-netflix-video-class-use> 
written by our Scholarly Communications Librarian.  I never saw eye to eye with 
this librarian on media related copyright issues, his interpretations do not 
necessarily reflect those of the  campus legal office AND he recently left the 
university.  So I'm trying to find something  else solid that addresses this 
issue.

I flipped back through Ciara Healy's Library Trends article, but it doesn't 
seem to address the copyright issue. Can anyone point me to something?

Thanks!
Kim

Kim Stanton
Head, Media Library
University of North Texas
kim.stan...@unt.edu<mailto:kim.stan...@unt.edu>
P:(940) 565-4832

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