Is the intended use fair?
Recording television programming is subject to the same fair use provisions as other uses of copyrighted materials.
Educational use of images, video and audio
Published by the University of Minnesota Libraries
Guidelines
- Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (PDF)
- This document provided by the U.S. Copyright Office includes the 1979 “Kastenmeier Guidelines” for off-air recording of broadcast programming for educational purposes.
- PBS and Extended Taping Rights
- PBS has developed their own off-air recording guidelines for the materials they produce and broadcast.
For information on showing material recorded off-air outside the classroom, please see What Copyright Law Says About Screening Movies.