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In our school - we have limited resources and budget (no surprise for most teachers : )
We have purchased an educational DVD we'd like to use in multiple classes, without having to physically hand the DVD between teachers.
Is there a way we can leave the DVD loaded on one machine, so that it can only be viewed by a single user on the network at a time - without breaking any copyright or other laws ?
For example, each teacher in several different classrooms would be given a scheduled time to view the DVD, and if an 'unscheduled' teacher tries to access the DVD while another is using it, they would be unable.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
2013-10-28 21:55:40
One would have to look at the local laws ~ anyway, there are exemptions to the copyright law in certain situations also related to educational uses.Maybe this link helps:http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
2013-10-28 08:54:19
Unless you have a school wide AV distribution system (used for example for a school news show, but there's a central matrix where TV output can be enabled/disabled per classroom), then no this isn't possible. Handing the DVD around is the only (legal) way to do this.
2013-10-28 07:49:56
I think that's okay. We used to do that in school back then, too! For educational purposes only, of course. Since you bought the DVD legally, I think it's fine as long as you guys are not selling or redistributing it, or making others pay before they watch it, especially the students! I think it's best if you copy the DVD and put in a folder with a password, and change it once in a while whenever necessary. Also, make sure to check the share settings so not everyone can access it!