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﻿ Copyright and Youtube



Youtube is one of the most visited sites on the internet and probably the most well-known site for the uploading and sharing of videos. It can be an excellent resource for educational material, and allows for the instructor to bring in content at a visual learning level. Unfortunately showing videos in the classroom from such sites as Youtube is not that easy. Canadian copyright law "requires that videos, films, and DVDs shown in the classroom have non-theatrical Public Performance Rights . Unlike American law, Canadian copyright law does not include educational rights" (16)

As an instructor, if you decide you want to show a web-based video or clip in the classroom it is your responsibility to ensure that you have verifed the website's policy or copyright statement, obtained permission from the copyright owner (not all videos are posted by the actual copyright owner), and ensure that there are no usage restrictions. (16)

Youtube has clearly defined terms of use in regards to copyright and use of the videos uploaded to their website. (7) Don't forget there are other websites out there that do allow for use of videos for educational purposes, one such site is the [|CBC archives] with copyright clearances already done by the CBC.

If you are unsure if an online video or clip can be used, evaluate it according to the following criteria:
 * The copyright owner has posted the video online
 * Streaming of video (from the original site) is allowed for educational purposes by the site's Terms of Use
 * The information in the video is not from another copyrighted source
 * The video is allowed to be shown in Canada
 * There are no other limits or explicit warnings for use (16)>>