Regarding showing rented or purchased videos in the classroom (in response to David Lee's question): Under the educational-use exemption of the copyright law, a teacher may show rented or purchased videos in the classroom. Some stipulations exist including not distributing the show over a network of televisions. However, in general, if the teacher is present and the showing is part of the classroom teaching, then the screening is permissible. No fees beyond the rental or purchase price must be paid; even if the video is no longer commercially available, if it was purchased legally (and not a dub of a legal copy), it can be show. Janet Staiger ********************************************************** Janet Staiger William P. Hobby Centennial Professor of Communication Department of Radio-Television-Film, CMA 6.128 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 USA 512-471-6653 (office) 512-329-5104 (home) 512-329-5144 (home fax) [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu