Jessica
-- Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 jrosner@kino.com> From: Gary Handman <ghandman@library.berkeley.edu> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:27:08 -0800 (PST) > To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu> > Subject: Re: copyright question > > Hi > > It's most likely that the patron (the end-user) is liable (altho I have > heard rumblings about checking out materials for use in known illegal > context...seems like it would be pretty hard to prove in court). For this > reason, I think it's pretty important to publicly post copyright > policy--particularly in PLs . > > The bottom line: Tell your vendor to take a leap. You ain't the person > who needs the performance rights, your patron is. > > > At 10:09 AM 1/23/2003 -0800, you wrote: >> I need a reminder here: >> >> If one of our patrons checks out a home-use video and uses it in a public >> performance, who's liable, us or the patron? Is the owner or the user of >> the tape liable under copyright? I think I know the answer, but I've got a >> vendor claiming that if we don't buy their tape at the higher public >> performance price we'll be liable for any copyright violation. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Peter >> >> Peter Cartford >> AV Librarian >> Johnson County Library >> Overland Park, KS >> 913-495-2496 >> cartfordp@jocolibrary.org > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > ghandman@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC >