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Originally Posted by shalym
The point is, that according to the law, using a clip of a song in an educational lecture is considered fair use, and he doesn't HAVE to ask permission. Should a professor have to ask permission every time they speak a quote from a book to a class, or what about a music history teacher? If they play a piece of a song to their class for demonstration purposes, should they have to ask permission?
Shari
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As you say. But here we go and dive into the matter of national legislation: Under German law educational use can be allowed without prior consent of the person holding the copyright , but only, if the use is limited to a defined group of people (e.g. class at school) who are adressed. So, in this case ...