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OFF-AIR VIDEOTAPING for Faculty
Copyright guidelines suggest that on short notice, current broadcast TV programming can be taped and used educationally for a temporary period--after which it must be licensed, purchased commercially, or erased. Media Resources can provide this taping service with advanced notice. We can also record teleconferences whose reception has been arranged in advance.
How to request a taping:
- For campus cable channel programs that qualify for taping (see below), contact the Library Assistant/Collection Services, Judy Hinegardner, 568-6610, email: hinegaja@jmu.edu or Director, Jeff Clark, 568-6770, email: clarkjc@jmu.edu with program information (time, channel, title). The program will be recorded by Media Resources and treated as a "loan" for your use. After the retention period is over, the tape must be returned to Media Resources if it cannot be licensed for permanent use, or replaced by a commercial copy (if availableon the market).
- For satellite teleconferences, you may arrange satellite reception yourself or contact Judy Hinegardner, 568-6610, hinegaja@jmu.edu to handle it for you. The direct contact to Telecommunications for the satellite reservation is Roya Edelstein, 568-6561, email: edelstrx@jmu.edu. You will need to provide the satellite coordinates for Telecom, and blank videotape(s) for Media Resources in order to record the conference (the copy will be returned to you). Some teleconferences require advanced licensing and fee payments, which are the requester's responsibility to process.
What we CANNOT record under the copyright guidelines:
- Programming from satellite or cable-only stations, such as
HBO, A&E, the Turner stations, etc.
What we CAN record for you:
- Satellite teleconferences that have been properly licensed where necessary.
- Programming from stations that are available as "broadcast" transmissions as well as on cable--e.g., ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS.
- Programming from the C-Span channels. This programming may be kept permanently, too!
- Miscellaneous programming from other cable- or satellite-only stations that offer special arrangements for educators. The Discovery Channel is the primary example; see its entry under Program Guides (TV/Satellite).
