Copyright Scenarios

A University professor records a showing of the "Andy Griffith Show" on her VCR. She then puts the tape on reserve in the library so students can watch it to critique it. The course the professor is teaching is on the History of Television in America. The professor wants the students to look at the way culture was portrayed during the running of the "Andy Griffith Show." At the end of the semester, the professor will take the film and destroy it.

Is the professor violating copyright?

Most likely the professor is violating copyright. A better solution would be to place on reserve less than 10% of the whole. This, then, would fall under fair use, especially since the viewing has a direct educational purpose.

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