[ILL-L] Copyright question

[Document Delivery]

We tossed lots of videos taken off PBS because they weren't purchased, because of copyright issues, Ed.

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Shedrick Pittman-Hassett
Sent: Wed 3/12/2008 7:06 PM
To: ILL
Subject: [ILL-L] Copyright question


Hi all,
 
This question doesn't directly involve Interlibrary Loan, but as ILL and copyright often cross paths, I thought I'd pick your collective brain...
 
I have an instructor wishing to place a videocassette of a movie he recorded off of cable on reserve to be used by his students.  I've looked in my handy-dandy copyright primer and it seems to indicate that as this is a recording of an "off-air broadcast" then any use of the copy would need to be done within 45 days of the recording.  This movie was made back in 2003...I do not know when it was recorded.  
 
Am I right in this?  Should this reserve be disallowed due to copyright concerns?
 
Thanks for any insight...
 
Shedrick


Shedrick Pittman-Hassett, MLS 
Library Systems Admin/ILL Librarian 
North Central Texas College (TZN)
1525 W. California Street 
Gainesville, TX 76240 
940.688.7731 x4325 
spittman-hassett at nctc.edu 

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