[ale] Fair Use question

[Phil Turmel]

I am not a lawyer, but have opinions on copyright:

On 10/9/22 14:19, David Jackson via Ale wrote:
> 
> I'm taking a class at church that is using a $15 textbook.  There's also 
> a $15 workbook that the teacher is making xerox copies of the required 
> pages for each lesson for our classroom discussion.  I bought another 
> copy from the publishers that gives a copy of the text, workbook, and a 
> year's online access to both and also to educational movies for each 
> lesson.
> 
> 1. Is it Fair Use to the teacher to make xerox copies of the workbook 
> each week?

No.  Unless she purchased a license to do so.  Which is possible.

> 2. Is it Fair Use for me to make weekly PDFs of the online content if 
> only for my own use?  How about for sharing with other class members?

Yes and no.

> 3. Is it Fair Use for me to make copies of the movies for a year?  What 
> about keeping copies beyond the year?

For your own use, perhaps, but only for the year.  Beyond that, 
definitely not.

> Okay, this is really small potatoes here I know, but basically the 
> teacher called me a criminal, I thought she was wrong, and after a 
> little googling, now I'm not sure.  So are any of us in this class 
> breaking the Fair Use clause in this class?

Maybe all of you, but not certain.

> TIA!
> 
> Dave
> 
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