Earlier, I expressed reservations about UCLA taking down all streaming video in their online courses, but it looks like they’re doing the right thing. They’re going to resume streaming video in their online courses, perhaps as soon as next quarter, which they should.
The Association for Information and Media Equipment (AIME) complains that UCLA is essentially claiming “that they and literally every other university have every right to buy a single copy of a video and stream it to an unlimited number of students forever without permission or compensation to the creator.” Although their statement exaggerates the facts (UCLA is only streaming to the limited number of students who are currently enrolled in an online class), how is that any different from a copy of a video in a library, which can also be viewed by an unlimited number of patrons forever, without permission or compensation?
Good for UCLA for standing up for the fair use rights of its faculty.