Re: PPR on POs

Jessica Rosner (jrosner@kino.com)
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:13:52 -0800 (PST)

I hate to be evil but I really don't have the time for this kind of thing
and I can't believe a major university does not know what PPR rights are.
In the past when I have called some of these places, it turns out they
don't even NEED PPR. I just don't have any patience for institution of
"higher " learning thinking that they can get PPP rights on feature films by
just sticking it on a PO. I accept that I am an impatient autocrat but I am
still going to toss them unless I happen to know someone at the institution
-- 
Jessica Rosner
Kino International
333 W 39th St. 503
NY NY 10018
jrosner@kino.com


> From: Ken Katona <kkatona@concentric.net>
> Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:58:12 -0800 (PST)
> To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: Re: PPR on POs
> 
> Jessica,
> 
> I think that vendors and distributors need to be reasonable here. Many
> libraries don't have a good understanding of the concepts of public
> performance at all. I should think you would be pleased to have received
> a PO requesting the rights the library hopes are available. They'll
> never know what happened if you don't tell them.
> 
> I suggest that you need to take some time and make a few standard stock
> letters for your files. Leave a blank in the line for TITLE etc. and
> then when this type request comes in you can indicate
> 
> NO  PPR for this title;
> 
> YES PPR included with this title;
> 
> PPR are available at the following cost: $________ .   Etc.
> 
> Then, as time consuming as it might be, I think you need to respond to
> potential purchasers and give them the essentials of what you can sell,
> and what it costs.
> 
> Just my two cents.
> 
> Regards and Happy Holidays
> 
> Ken Katona
> AV Manager
> Cuyahoga County Public Library
> 2111 Snow Road
> Parma, OH  44134