What+can+and+can't+I+do+with+television+programs?

Copyright for CCPS Educators

 * What can and can't I do with television programs?**

//A taped broadcast may not be edited. If there are inappropriate scenes, you may not edit them out for classroom use. The copy of the program must preserve the integrity of the original As a teacher, you should preview all tapes so that you can fast forward through questionable scenes.//
 * = **Can** ||= **Can't** ||
 * * Record a program (once) during broadcast
 * Use in face-to-face instruction w/in 10 days || * Record a program more than once even if rebroadcast
 * Share the recording with another teacher
 * Alter the tape ||

//Remember that the rules differ for broadcast and cable television because of the issue of who is actually paying for the content. If a program is received via an antenna, then the advertisers pay the cost of the program and the viewers pay the costs indirectly through increased prices for advertiser's products. Fair Use says that teachers may tape a broadcast program one time and use it within 10 days.//

//Most programming today is received via a satellite or cable. Advertisers and subscribers share the cost for this programming. Because the programming is delivered point-to-point to subscribers rather than freely dispersed through the air, the rights to the programming are very limited. Fair Use does not apply to any programming that is only available over cable or satellite (e.g., The Disney Channel.)//

//The cable providers have banded together to form a consortium called [|Cable in the Classroom] that seeks to extend additional copying privileges to teachers. The rules differ by each cable network and sometimes by program. The consortium has a website that can be consulted for program lists and specific copyright rules.//

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