For a kind of interesting VOLUNTARY (on the part of copyright holders)
approach to dealing with some of the new realities, see Jason Guerrasio's
item in the new issue of The Independent:
http://www.aivf.org/independent/archives/0303/sweit_guerr_0303.html (page
down till you spot "New Copyright Contract." Or check out the group he's
writing about: http://www.creativecommons.org
Ben
At 12:18 PM 3/4/03 -0800, you wrote:
>US Constitution Article 1 Section 8
>"
>To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited
>times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective
>writings and discoveries; "
>
>I wonder what exactly was meant by "the progress of science and useful
>arts." I also wonder what exactly was meant by "for limited times."
>
>Just a thought
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: videolib@library.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib@library.berkeley.edu]
>On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
>Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:09 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: Re: copyright question
>
>
>Just for fun any volunteers who have a 16mm Hollywood feature film that is
>deteriorating that is willing to transfer it to video and SEND a letter to
>rights holder telling them you had rights to do it since they did not
>release it on video?
>
>Honestly I am NOT sure if we are arguing apples and oranges but you simply
>have no right to transfer something that is in what is basically in
>"inconvenient format " ( what is you definition of deteriorating or dying
>for 16mm by the way?) to one you find more useful because the rights holder
>has chosen not to release it. I STRONGLY suspect and hope that most of you
>mean rare educational material that you have no real chance of finding
>ownership on , rather than cases where you COULD find the owner and they
>just say no. I am assuming you don't really mean feature films ( which as
>far as I know were NEVER sold other than either life of print or limited
>term pre- previous discussion). I am just worried that in not being specific
>enough you are proposing an excuse to copy stuff some profs can't live
>without regardless of copyright situation All of my rants on this have
>related to feature films.
>
>Jessica
>
>--
>Jessica Rosner
>Kino International
>333 W 39th St. 503
>NY NY 10018
>jrosner@kino.com
>
> > From: Rick Faaberg <rfaaberg@attbi.com>
> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:29:43 -0800 (PST)
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> > Subject: Re: copyright question
> >
> > On 2/28/03 12:25 PM "Gary Handman" <ghandman@library.berkeley.edu>
> > sent this
> > out:
> >
> >> You're
> >> basically proposing that libraries allow a legally-acquired title in a
> >> collection crumble into celluloid and dust because the item is not
> >> replaceable and transfer rights are not forthcoming...I say that's not an
> >> option for responsible for collection managers. I do it first; cease and
> >> desist later...
> >
> > Badda boom! :-)
> >
> > I agree.
> >
> > Rick Faaberg
> >
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