Glossary of Terms

Program Lease Type
*The scope and period of program distribution rights conveyed in a lease/license agreement*
Statewide Lease	A lease including total statewide K-12 student population
Single Agency Lease	A lease for a single station or educational agency serving a specified K-12 student population
Multiple Agency Lease	A lease including more than one agency serving less than the total statewide K-12 student population
Lease Period	The specific period of time for which a lease is offered
Multi-year Lease Period	A lease offering use for more than one year

Electronic Transmission
*The means offered by a distributor to a leasing agency to provide programs to schools*
Broadcast (simultaneous cable)	An open-circuit television signal (including simultaneous cable carriage of the signal)
Cablecast (non-simultaneous)	A cable television delivery separate from broadcast (non-simultaneous)
ITFS (Inst TV Fixed Service)	A class of microwave service reserved for education requiring special receive equipment
Closed Circuit	A transmission signal accessible only by receivers included within a closed circuit system or network
Satellite Origination	An uplink, satellite transponder and downlink system
Internet	See Internet Glossary of Terms

Program Use Guidelines
*Limitations to unrestricted use of programs, usually determined by the copyright holder*
Plays/Runs	The number of times programs are transmitted during a lease or specified period
Days/Times	The permissible days of the week and/or time periods that programs may be transmitted
Block Feeds	More than one program in a series scheduled consecutively
Program Clip	A segment of a program used to emphasize use or create awareness of the program or series
Program Editing	Altering a program from its original production

Other Distribution Rights
*Additional use rights the leasing agency can convey to schools or school districts*
Off-air Record	the right to record a program on videotape delivered via electronic transmission
Central Record Sites	School Districts, Regional Education Offices, etc., recording programs off-air for schools
Program Duplication	Using a master tape to make a copy of a program
Duplication Agency	Any agency or site where programs are duplicated
Distribution Agency	Leasing agencies or other agencies authorized to distribute videotapes
Videotape Distribution	Physical distribution of programs recorded on videotape
Make-good Copies	Distribution of recorded programs not transmitted as scheduled to schools due to technical difficulties
Tape Retention Period	The period of time recorded programs can be retained - usually concurrent with the lease period.
Re-transmission	The right for schools to electronically re-transmit programs originally recorded off-air.

Program Delivery Formats
*The options offered by a distributor for leasing agencies to obtain, access or acquire leased programs*
Satellite Feed	Schedule of programs carried on satellite for downlinking by leasing agencies
Master Tape Loaners	Broadcast quality pre-recorded tapes loaned to a leasing agency for creation of a local master tape
Pre-Recorded Tapes	Broadcast quality pre-recorded master tapes offered for purchase to a leasing agency

Termination & Retention Policies
*Policies specifying actions required of a leasing agency at the termination of a lease*
Termination of Lease	The end of a lease period
Certificate of Erasure	The document that verifies erasure of programs by leasing agency and/or schools
Life of Tape Retention	The purchase of rights for retention of recorded or duplicated program(s) for the life of the tape

Lease Purchases & Discounts
*The options offered by regional networks and distributors for purchasing leases*
Regional Collaborative Lease	A group purchase with discounted lease costs for members of regional networks
Regional Discount	A discount from distributors required by regionals for product to be in a regional buy
Group Discount	A discount from distributors based on the number of buyers in one regional leasing one series
Volume Discount	A discount from distributors based on the number of programs leased by one buyer
Multi-year Discount	A discount from distributors based on the number of years a series is leased at one time
Direct Buy	A lease between a distributor and a leasing agency

Lease Fees
*Total of fees less applicable discounts payable for use of a program or series*
Lease Fee Formula	Used to calculate lease fees, usually based on a per program rate plus a student population fee
Students - ADA	Average Daily Attendance, usually based on specified day of attendance, varies from state to state
Students - K-12	Total K-12 student population, usually based on school housing or census reports

*Program/Series Information*
*Additional information about a program/series*
Distributor	The copyright holder or its agent offering program use rights
Closed Captioned	Programs encoded with captioning accessible by decoders
Producer	The production agency - usually the copyright holder
Original Production Date	The date program/series completed
First TV Release	The date program/series first released for television broadcast
Other National Distribution	Offered to the intended audience via other national electronic distribution agencies
International Distribution	Offered by a Distributor to International Markets

*Supplemental Materials*
*Information available from distributors for use with a specific series of programs*
Teacher Guides	Support materials designed to facilitate effective instructional use by teachers
Abstract Rights	The right offered by a distributor to create an edited summary of a teacher guide
Reprint Rights	The right offered by a distributor to reprint a teacher guide
User Guides	Support materials designed to facilitate effective instructional use by students or parents
CAI or CBI Software	Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) or computer-based instructional (CBI) lessons
MARC Records	A standardized, machine readable, cataloging information system
Laserdisc	Programs distributed on a read-only playback videodisc
CD-ROM	Programs distributed on a read-only CD computer disk
On-Line Services	Information available electronically via a computer network