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Monday, December 3, 2012

Fair Use Case Study #445

In response to a faculty request that 6 chapters of a cooking DVDs:

Instructor
If we streamed all of the videos you've requested, it would be a goodly portion of the DVD that in my opinion, weighing other factors, would be more than a fair use. I'm open to discussion on this, especially if you are asking students to make these recipes as part of your curriculum.
I would like to stream the falafel, fries, and one of the burger segments. It is a special case that the basic recipes segment falls into, because that seems to be the 'heart of the matter' in the entire DVD. It's like giving away the punchline, or showing the ending of a movie or the last chapter of a book, and that is a big factor in fair use evaluation.

If you have another viewpoint I'm neglecting please let me know. I appreciate your working with me on this.