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C-SPAN‘s copyright policy is designed to encourage use
of our public affairs programming by educators in their work.The license below grants them the rights to do so.
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National Cable Satellite Corporation, d/b/a C-SPAN (“C-SPAN”) hereby grants educators
the right to make a copy of any C-SPAN-produced program without receiving prior
permission from the network, so long as the copying (i) is for an educational use,
(ii) is not offered for sale or subsequent distribution, and (iii) C-SPAN is credited
as the source of the video being used.
The video coverage of the floor proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives
and of the U.S. Senate is public domain material and is not subject to this license,
and as such, may also be used for
educational purposes.
The terms of this license constitute a liberal copyright policy that allows educators
to record C-SPAN-produced programs (at school or at home) for later use. Such programs
may be retained in perpetuity for future use.
No license fee shall be due for using C-SPAN-produced
programs as an educational resource so long as such use is made in accordance with
the terms of this license.
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Educators who use C-SPAN-produced programs in digital form must do so subject to
the terms of the General License (see above). The following guidelines describe uses that are in compliance with the General
License. It is not an exhaustive list,
and it may be changed as technology changes.
Use of a C-SPAN-produced program in digital form is in
compliance with the General License when:
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 An educator records C-SPAN content and digitizes the content.
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An educator digitizes content obtained from the C-SPAN
Archives.
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An educator retains digital copies indefinitely for educational
use.
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The C-SPAN content is exhibited
for classroom instruction by means of a server or by means of a medium such as a
computer hard drive or removable data storage media. |
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An educator provides C-SPAN content on CD-ROM/DVD, so
long as it is made available free to all students in the course.
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An educator uses C-SPAN digital content in academic presentations
for which compensation is reasonably considered to be nominal.
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An educator or educational institution posts C-SPAN-produced
content on a non-commercial website. |
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If digital forms of C-SPAN content are used in ways that
might lead to an effective loss of copyright or to an inappropriate use, including
commercial use, a separate license may be required. For example, the following uses in the educational context
will require a written license that may or may not include the payment of
a license fee:
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A distance-learning course featuring an open delivery system, transmission of the
class via public broadcasting stations, local cable or public access stations. This would also include the transmission
of the class on satellite. |
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An "educational" entity (e.g., publishers, teachers, educational
institutions, and governments) that provides video material to students or others
on multiple campuses by computer systems, electronic access, or other media (CD-ROM/DVD).
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This list is not exhaustive. If you have any question
about whether an intended educational use of C-SPAN-produced programming would require
a written license, please contact C-SPAN Classroom or you may simply submit your
request to the C-SPAN Archives with our online form.
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