1985 Policy for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational Purposes


Extended Use of Off-Air Recording

After the forty-five day retention period, every off-air recording of a copyrighted program will be erased from University tapes, discs, or other recording media, unless an arrangement has been made through the policy implementing officer to retain the off-air recorded program.

On each University of California campus or facility which uses off-air recorded materials, the officer responsible for implementing this policy shall perform clearinghouse functions in licensing off-air recordings in the name of The Regents of the University for his/her location and/or purchasing copies of broadcast television programs. At the end of each quarter or semester, the campus or facility policy implementing officer will provide the Senior Vice President--Administration with:

1. the titles of off-air recordings that have been licensed;
2. the number of copies per license;
3. the location where the licensed recordings are maintained; and
4. the duration of each license. Each quarter, the Senior Vice President --Administration will prepare and disseminate to campus and facility policy implementing officers a report which updates:

Each quarter, the Senior Vice President -- Administration will prepare and disseminate to campus and facility policy implementing officers a report which updates:

1. the list of off-air recording licenses which have keen obtained for University use;
2. the number of copies licensed for each location; and
3. the duration of each license.