Under the fair use guidelines that address off-air recording for educational purposes, instructors are entitled to retain an off-air recording for forty-five days, after which time it should be destroyed (erased, re-used). These guidelines were developed in 1979 by a Negotiating Committee appointed by Congressman Robert Kastenmeier, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and Administration of Justice. Such a recording must be made at the request of a specific instructor, and cannot be made routinely in anticipation of such requests. You may make a limited number of copies to meet instructional needs, but may not alter, edit, merge or combine such programs. And there's more... I refer you to the Congressional Record, Oct. 14, 1981, p. E4751. The guidelines have also enjoyed WIDE distribution, and can be found in a variety of sources. Worth taking a look at--you can legally do a lot less than is possible technologically. ------------------------------------------------ Candler Library FAX: 404-727-0053 Emory University VOICE: 404-727-0156 Atlanta, GA 30322 BITNET: LIBCGF@EMUVM1