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====Video rented – If all five fair use analysis questions are answered yes, you can show the video in the classroom. Check to make sure there’s no contract with the school about limitations on showing. ====

====When using audiovisual materials, make sure there’s direct teaching relating to the current lesson. ====

====Unless a video is strictly tied to a teaching goal documented in a district curriculum guide or state standard, a perform license is usually needed. ====

====Umbrella licenses and blanket licenses permit non-curricular movies and videos to be shown from a limited list of producers. ====

====Movie restrictions: Never make an anthology or collection from clips or excerpts. ====

====Never transfer the works to another medium. (There are a couple of exceptions noted in your book.) ====

====You may use programs recorded from regular broadcast channels. (No satellite or cable stations.) Some channels do offer rights ==== ====on a program by program basis. Refer to your book or the United States Copyright Office. ====

====Any copies of programs made MUST include all copyright information included in the credits. ====

====The same teacher may not record the same program twice, or ask for it to be recorded, no matter how many times it’s broadcasted. ====

====There is a 45 day limit on the retention of the movie. If the program is re-broadcast the next year, it may not be used unless specific written permission is received from the copyright owner. Keep a personal log for your own protection -- and submit it to the library as well. ====

====Some of our audiovisual materials have public performance rights. A list of these materials is available in the library. ====

====Owners of the audiovisual materials may not make backup copies unless they have a license. ====

====Closed captioning for video is strictly prohibited unless it is being used with someone certified and registered as hearing impaired. It is not to be viewed by any other person. ====

Simpson, Carol. //Copyright For Schools//, //A Practical Guide//.