Using DVDs: a quick guide
| Activity |
Off-air recordings, Screenrights copies & TVNews files | Purchased or hired copies |
|---|---|---|
| Screen in class for educational purposes to University staff & students |
Yes | Yes |
| Screen in class as part of a lecture, record the lecture & stream the audio of the lecture to students |
Yes |
Screening is permitted but recording the DVD soundtrack along with the lecture & streaming this to students is not permitted without the copyright owners' permission. |
| Make the DVD available online to University staff & students |
Yes |
No, unless the copyright owners have given permission or you have negotiated a licence. * |
| E-mail a copy to students in a particular course |
Yes, but not recommended due to the load it would place on servers. |
No, unless the copyright owners have given permission or you have negotiated a licence. * |
| Edit copies to make compilations of clips for educational purposes |
Yes |
No, unless the copyright owners have given permission or you have negotiated a licence. * |
| Copy a small section onto a laptop so a lecturer can cue a section of DVD to appear at a selected time |
Yes |
No, unless the copyright owners have given permission or you have negotiated a licence. * |
| Change the format e.g. from VHS to DVD or from DVD to digital |
Yes |
No, unless the copyright owners have given permission. * |
| Make multiple copies of copies recorded off-air |
Yes, if copies are labelled in the approved manner. |
Not applicable |
| Screen a DVD for entertainment purposes |
No, this would fall outside Part VA & the Screenrights Agreement. |
You will need to obtain a non-theatrical exhibition licence to screen the DVD in public for entertainment purposes, particularly if members of the public are present. Email publicperformance@roadshow.com.au or visit www.amalgamatedmovies.com to obtain a licence. A fee will usually be charged. |
| Locate the copy in a library collection |
Yes, but it can only be used by or lent to University of Sydney staff & students. |
Yes, can be lent. |
* s200AB exception may allow you to do so - take the six step test to see