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The Office of Information Technology upholds a very strict policy on dubbing and media duplication. We absolutely cannot copy copyrighted material without expressed written consent of the copyright holder. We must adhere to copyright and fair use law. We are more than happy to assist you with whatever you need, but it is your responsibility to seek permissions and provide proof of consent before work can begin.
Stanford has put together an excellent and widely accepted overview of copyright and fair use which can be found at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/index.html. This clearly spells out how faculty members and students can use clips from materials in new works and for educational purposes, and what the limitations are. This link also explains how best to seek permission from copyright holders.
For a simple reference, here are some common requests we receive and an indication of whether or not we could carry out the request.
| Yes |
No |
| Duplicate content produced by the person requesting the work, either in its original format or on another format (digital, DVD, Blu-ray, etc.) |
Make a copy of copyrighted material |
| Load University owned content into the V-Brick system for on demand streaming with copyright policy applied |
Change format of copyrighted material (VHS->DVD, DVD->Digital Streaming, etc.) |
| Duplicate copyrighted material based on a letter of consent from the copyright holder |
Load your content into the V-Brick, without the University taking ownership of the material |
| Duplicate material considered public domain |
Digitize copyrighted material for use on Blackboard/web without permission |
| Digitize copyrighted material for use on Blackboard/web with permission |
Load content into the V-Brick system without copyright restrictions applied (allowing more simultaneous viewers than allowed) |
| Assist in helping student/faculty member use a small clip of copyrighted material as long as it is within the legal bounds of fair use |
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If you have any questions or concerns about copyright and fair use, please feel free to contact Niagara University's general counsel.
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