VHS movies - question

[langval@xxxxxxxx]

Two questions:

1.) When a movie is purchased for home use, does the owner have a right to
use that movie for a public showing, such as in a college theater,
as long as no admission fee is charged?

2.) How have you become proficient in copyright law?  Yes - that is my
question!  I went to law school however I never had a course in it.  I am
a librarian, and copyright officer for the College and am learning as I go
(isn't that really the way...).  Are there any sites you recommend -
particularly for the academic librarian?  It seems like a tremendously
vast body of law.

Many thanks,

Valerie A. Lang, M.L.S., J.D.
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY