Streaming Media

Media in Face-to-Face Classrooms

Section 110(1) of the Copyright Act addresses performance and display of copyrighted materials in the face-to-face classroom.   The TEACH Act addresses performance and display in online teaching (teaching through digital transmission as in Blackboard).

Media in Online Classrooms

• Link to video content whenever possible instead of allowing students to download materials. Use streaming or other technologies that limit students' ability to download, copy, or redistribute the material.
• If copying a video, do not use any more of the video than the amount needed to serve your purpose. Use clips that are pertinent to your lesson plan.
• Avoid copying videos from a textbook, workbook, or other instructional materials as this can affect their market value. Use of more than a brief excerpt is therefore to be considered a fair use.
• Transform video when appropriate through the addition of background readings, study questions, commentary, criticism, annotation, and student reactions.
• Limit access to video content to students enrolled in the course.
• Notify students that videos are being made available for teaching, study, and research only.
• Note use of any content that is protected under U.S. copyright, and provide attributions to known copyright owners of the videos.

University at Albany Libraries. Copyright: The Law and Guidelines https://libguides.library.albany.edu/c.php?g=560782&p=7745243