Hello, Tbers,

I include this following underlined statement in my class policies.  Policies are handed out and briefly discussed on the first day of class, and they are also posted on Angel.  I occasionally DO grant permission for some of my international students, and others, to make recordings, but I have the student sign a statement saying the recordings or copies will be destroyed by the student at the end of the semester.  I do this, in part, so that old lectures might not be legally floating around after I've updated my course content in future semesters.

Although we can't really stop students from making copies during class, we CAN make policy statements for our own classes so long as those policy statements do not violate university policies.  I make a statement forbidding unauthorized copying in an effort to provide some basis for any action I may wish to take in the future.  I have not consulted any attorneys about this issue.

I'd be interested to see statements from other instructors. My own statement is below.  Thanks – Janet

Students may not make recordings, including but not limited to any audio,video or other copies, of lectures or class content for any reason without express written consent of the instructor.