Poll: I did something "Bad"

[azncutthroat]

Assuming you live in the US, under Fair Use it seems that it's legal for you to record since you're using it for educational purposes, so stick 'em with this:

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#106

Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use40

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include ?

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

 

[Jamieson 90]

It is always wise to ask for permission when you take pictures or record somebody, I know your intention was to record the notes but you also recorded other students in the process, this is clear from your picture and why you had to edit it.

You also have to consider whether it is a distaction etc.

The teacher could have probably gone about it in a better way but so could you. I think you were just a bit naive to be honest.

 

[Doctor VonSexMachine]

A lot of my professor won't let you record the lecture or even send you a file of the notes unless you have a recorded disability and have someone advocate for you.

(Of course, I simply volunteer to take notes for disabled students and get the notes sent to me. )

Perhaps you missed a bit on the first day when she said no recording?

 

[Yureina]

You should have asked first.

 

[MoganFreeman]

The school might have a policy about that. I know at the university I attend, you need a teachers permission to record any sort of audio/video. Not because they are particularly worried about what you might do with that, but just because they want you to give the teacher a heads-up.

Just calmly explain what you were trying to do and apologize for any mis-understanding or accidental violation of school rules.

 

[Revolutionary]

As long as its only for notes thats fine.

 

[likalaruku]

No she's just being an unreasonable b**ch. In the old days, people brought audio recorders to class to use for homework assistance. I can't see how taking a few images of the board is any different.

 

[xanith02100]

No, your teacher is insane.

Welcome to 2010. Everyone has a camera and recorder on them at all times always. If you can't deal with this, crawl into a hole and wait for the apocalypse.

 

[Danzaivar]

At my uni I can get kicked out for taking photos or recording videos of lectures without the lecturers explicit permission. I am however free to record audio and just copy what they put down on the board.

You should really check the student guidelines before you do that sort of thing...

 

[Three Eyed Cyclops]

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The key difference is where the speech/talk is taking place. If it takes place in a public location/or is intended to be broad casted to a nation/internation audience then it is fair game to be recorded and used under fair use publications. If it is given in a privately owned location (such as on university's property) or in such a manner that is not intended to be recorded (ie. a movie theater) then you can't. In addition if you read all the fine print of the contracts that students accept by becoming students, you will find that you do not have the right to record lectures with out permission of the person lecturing (at least at all the universities that I have attended/considered attending).

 

[bue519]

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The key difference is where the speech/talk is taking place. If it takes place in a public location/or is intended to be broad casted to a nation/internation audience then it is fair game to be recorded and used under fair use publications. If it is given in a privately owned location (such as on university's property) or in such a manner that is not intended to be recorded (ie. a movie theater) then you can't. In addition if you read all the fine print of the contracts that students accept by becoming students, you will find that you do not have the right to record lectures with out permission of the person lecturing (at least at all the universities that I have attended/considered attending).

Well that it true. But I have always gone to a public university so I don't really have a point of reference. So at my university I would tell them to sod off and let me record. However I wouldn't allow some high school teacher try to intimidate me considering most of them don't know what their talking about and tend to make up laws they don't know.