John,
DVD, which is basically an MPEG-2 format, is not a good format for On-line
delivery. The files are extremely large and don't make good "candidates"
for that process. The MPEG-1 (Windows Media Player, Real, etc.) are very
common, and the .mov files used with Quicktime look to be the most
promising, not to say that there aren't others that could work.
That said, I am watching for the first issues to well up regarding the
argument that the DVD IS a Digital Format and that conversion to a
"deliverable" format will not be allowed. It is my opinion that, going
forward, a Media Center should want to purchase the Digitized material from
a vendor, as it is a very time consuming and costly process, to encode and
encrypt a file the size of a full length, full motion digital video. It is
also my opinion that we should be viewing the TEACH Act as the legislation
that keeps our CURRENT collection a viable resource, in that it is
digitizable only if needed. Our future purchase decisions need to take into
consideration whether or not the Media Center wishes to deliver a Digital
product or not.
In our situation, we are most likely looking at some level of duality,
where we will purchase the VHS and Digital (not DVD) file for a limited
time and in limited qty's until such time that the VHS copies are no longer
the format of choice. We transformed our library from 16mm to VHS at one
time. Now it's time for another transformation.
Whatever format shakes itself out to be the format of choice, the Media
Centers need to maintain control of the delivery process by establishing
the infrastructure and resources necessary to carry us to the next
generation of Educational Media.
Mark
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At 08:56 AM 3/25/03 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I have a question concerning something I read in some TEACH materials.
>It said that if something was digital you could not make an analog copy
>to use. Now DVD are digital media and VHS is analog, so if that is the
>case, then we can't use DVDs for the source material for online content,
>correct? And if that is so, then we don't have to worry about breaking
>the code to put the material up for access. Does this make sense?
>John
>
>John H. Streepy
>Media Assistant III
>Library-Media Circulation
>Central Washington University Library
>400 E. 8th AVE
>Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
>
>(509) 963-2861
>http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media
>
> >>> barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu 03/25/03 07:59AM >>>
>
>And from last week's Chronicle...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>This article is available online at this address:
>http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031801t.htm
>
> Tuesday, March 18, 2003
>
> College Media Group Cautions That 2 Copyright Laws Could
> Collide
>
> By ANDREA L. FOSTER
>
> A group representing college media centers is warning the U.S.
> Copyright Office about a possible conflict between two federal
> laws, one meant to limit electronic access to copyrighted
> material and the other designed to broaden access to the same
> material for online education.
>
> At issue are the Technology Education and Copyright
> Harmonization Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
> The first measure is known as the Teach Act and was signed
> into law in November. It amended copyright law to allow
> college instructors to use nondramatic works, such as news
> articles and novels, and portions of dramatic works, such as
> movies, in online courses without paying fees and without
> seeking the copyright holder's permission.
>
> The second law, which took effect in 1998, has a section that
> makes it illegal to bypass technologies that block access to
> copyrighted material. In a letter sent last month to the
> Copyright Office, the Consortium of College and University
> Media Centers says it wants clarification of that section of
> the digital-copyright law, known as the anti-circumvention
> provision.
>
> What worries the media centers is that colleges might not be
> allowed to bypass copying protections even when they need to
> do so to use materials from CDs and DVDs for distance
> education, as permitted by the Teach Act in certain
> circumstances. The problem arises when digital materials are
> not also released in non-digital formats that the colleges can
> fall back on, such as print.
>
> The group represents 312 college media centers, many of which
> are responsible for helping faculty members create online
> courses.
>
> The group's letter was among dozens sent to the copyright
> office. It is considering exceptions to the anti-circumvention
> provision, as it is legally required to do every three years.
>
> Noting that colleges have barely begun to apply the provisions
> of the Teach Act, the group says that given the law's "great
> promise and its expected wholesale adoption by nonprofit
> higher education ... we cannot wait another three years to
> deal with the impact of this conflict after the fact."
>
> Jeff Clark, the chairman of the college media group's
> government regulations and public-policy committee, wrote the
> letter. He says he knows of no specific cases in which
> colleges have felt constrained from taking advantage of the
> Teach Act because of the anti-circumvention provision.
>
> "It was more a proactive measure," he says.
>
> Allan R. Adler, vice president for legal and governmental
> affairs for the Association of American Publishers, which
> helped draft the Teach Act, says the kind of conflict that Mr.
> Clark's letter describes would be "very rare." Publishers of
> books and journals almost always have analog versions of
> digital material. Those that do not often market digital
> material specifically for educational purposes, he says.
>
> Later this year, the Copyright Office is expected to reveal
> its opinions on the comments it has received during hearings
> on the issue.
>
>
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>
>You may visit The Chronicle as follows:
>
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John,
Hello all,
I have a question concerning something I read in some TEACH materials.
It said that if something was digital you could not make an analog copy
to use. Now DVD are digital media and VHS is analog, so if that is the
case, then we can't use DVDs for the source material for online content,
correct? And if that is so, then we don't have to worry about breaking
the code to put the material up for access. Does this make sense?
John
John H. Streepy
Media Assistant III
Library-Media Circulation
Central Washington University Library
400 E. 8th AVE
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
(509) 963-2861
http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media
>>> barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu 03/25/03 07:59AM >>>
And from last week's Chronicle...
-----Original Message-----
This article is available online at this address:
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031801t.htm
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
College Media Group Cautions That 2 Copyright Laws Could
Collide
By ANDREA L. FOSTER
A group representing college media centers is warning the U.S.
Copyright Office about a possible conflict between two federal
laws, one meant to limit electronic access to copyrighted
material and the other designed to broaden access to the same
material for online education.
At issue are the Technology Education and Copyright
Harmonization Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The first measure is known as the Teach Act and was signed
into law in November. It amended copyright law to allow
college instructors to use nondramatic works, such as news
articles and novels, and portions of dramatic works, such as
movies, in online courses without paying fees and without
seeking the copyright holder's permission.
The second law, which took effect in 1998, has a section that
makes it illegal to bypass technologies that block access to
copyrighted material. In a letter sent last month to the
Copyright Office, the Consortium of College and University
Media Centers says it wants clarification of that section of
the digital-copyright law, known as the anti-circumvention
provision.
What worries the media centers is that colleges might not be
allowed to bypass copying protections even when they need to
do so to use materials from CDs and DVDs for distance
education, as permitted by the Teach Act in certain
circumstances. The problem arises when digital materials are
not also released in non-digital formats that the colleges can
fall back on, such as print.
The group represents 312 college media centers, many of which
are responsible for helping faculty members create online
courses.
The group's letter was among dozens sent to the copyright
office. It is considering exceptions to the anti-circumvention
provision, as it is legally required to do every three years.
Noting that colleges have barely begun to apply the provisions
of the Teach Act, the group says that given the law's "great
promise and its expected wholesale adoption by nonprofit
higher education ... we cannot wait another three years to
deal with the impact of this conflict after the fact."
Jeff Clark, the chairman of the college media group's
government regulations and public-policy committee, wrote the
letter. He says he knows of no specific cases in which
colleges have felt constrained from taking advantage of the
Teach Act because of the anti-circumvention provision.
"It was more a proactive measure," he says.
Allan R. Adler, vice president for legal and governmental
affairs for the Association of American Publishers, which
helped draft the Teach Act, says the kind of conflict that Mr.
Clark's letter describes would be "very rare." Publishers of
books and journals almost always have analog versions of
digital material. Those that do not often market digital
material specifically for educational purposes, he says.
Later this year, the Copyright Office is expected to reveal
its opinions on the comments it has received during hearings
on the issue.
_________________________________________________________________
You may visit The Chronicle as follows:
http://chronicle.com
_________________________________________________________________
Copyright 2003 by The Chronicle of Higher Education
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