Showing a movie for entertainment purposes may require a license. A license may not be necessary, though, if the showing is for educational purposes, it is part of face-to-face teaching activities in a nonprofit educational institution, in a classroom or similar location devoted to educational instruction, and the copy of the movie being shown was […]
No. Use for educational purposes often is fair use, but that is not always the case. If a teacher makes photocopies of a textbook and distributes them to his students in lieu of purchasing copies or requiring the students to purchase their own copies of the book, it will have a very negative effect on
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Yes. Copyright infringement is actionable whether the unauthorized use is for profit or not. The absence of a profit may help support a “fair use” defense in some cases, but it is just one of several factors that courts weigh. Even nonprofit use of a copyrighted work without the owner’s permission can result in liability
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