Mediaplex
The school year is almost over, and
I've been getting all kinds of requests to play movies. We have
a simple procedure really. All you have to do is fill out a
little form that shows how your movie relates to a lesson that you
are actually teaching. Then, get it signed by an
administrator.I guess that's too hard for some teachers, and
I've been getting all kinds of excuses.
But this is an educational movie.
It's not going to hurt anybody if we
just watch it in our class.
I've even got some asking, When are you showing the next movie? as if this were the Cinemaplex. Dude, teach your class.
These people obviously have me all
wrong. I'm just trying to obey the law and keep my job. In some
cases, I even agree with them, and I'm not a big fan of some of the
ways in which the Copyright Law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/) has been used. Nevertheless, if you
have a problem with the law, take it up with the MPAA (http://www.mpaa.org) and
Congress (http://www.house.gov/)…not me.
I kind of feel like that US Marshall in
the movie, The Fugitive. The man who is being chased yells
out, I didn't kill my wife, and the US Marshall replies, I
don't care.
