Q. Can I play the radio in my classroom?

Radio programming can be played in classrooms at the time of broadcast. Purchased radio programming on disc can also be played in class for a course in-session.

Recording live radio broadcasts to play back in face-to-face classrooms can be done within certain restrictions:

• News programs or news commentaries:
  • Can be recorded and played in class.
  • However, bypassing "technical protection measures" to make a recording is not permissible.
  • News example: CBC Radio 1 - World at Six
  • Commentary example: Newstalk 1010 - The City

• Radio programming available over the Internet (e.g., podcasts):
  • Can be recorded and listened to in class if:
    • The material does not include a “clearly visible notice” prohibiting educational use.
    • "Technical protection measures" to make a recording at the time of broadcast are not bypassed.

• My.Seneca/Blackboard
  • Whether purchased or recorded at the time of broadcast, audio and video files may or may not be uploaded to My.Seneca courses. Every case is unique and requires individual fair dealing-related analysis from the Copyright team