Peter,

You are free to show the whole film.  If the film is a part of the course &
the instructor is present, you are covered by Face to Face teaching
exception (sec 110 of the Copright Act).  Se our web site for details.
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/fvl/COPYRT.HTM

Stephen



At 10:31 PM 10/2/00 -0400, you wrote:
>What are the legal and copyright issues involved in showing entire movies
in a
>college film course, and how are film studies instructors dealing with these
>issues?
>
>Peter D.G. Brown
>SUNY New Paltz
>
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>Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
>http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite
>
Stephen O'Riordan
Film & Video Library
University of Calif. San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla Ca 92023-0175Q
phone: (858) 534-7981
fax:       (858) 534-0189
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http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/fvl/FVLPAGE.HTM

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