On Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:11:28 -0500, Mike Abbott <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I'm teaching an Intro to Film course in the fall, and many of the >films I'll be screening are in laserdisc format. This makes it nearly >impossible to give students access to these films for later review, >since there are no laserdisc players available for student use here. >I could purchase separate copies of each film on VHS, but since my >budget is limited (who's isn't), I'm wondering if it would be legal, >or even possible, for me to make a VHS dub of a laserdisc and put it >on reserve for student use. I would then remove these tapes from >circulation at the end of the semster. > >Is this a viable or legal solution? Has anyone else solved the >problem in a better way? Any advice is greatly appreciated. to my knowledge it is not legal. but then, to my knowledge you renting or even buying a video and showing it to a group of students is illegal. rental or "sell through" videos/ld's don't usually come with public performance rights and are for home use only. lastly, i find it pretty odd that you are able to find titles on ld and not on video--it is usually the other way around. what titles are you looking for? L. Lincoln Stewart [log in to unmask] Fetching Pictures http://www.fetching.com/ Life is shorts. ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]