gary
At 05:24 PM 4/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Ok there is my tong twister
>I just got a PO from a major institution for a new DVD release
>The PO Includes in the text that the title is Purchased WITH PUBLIC
>PERFORMANCE RIGHTS. This drives me NUTS as it has NO legitimate legal force
>and will almost surely lead to this institution thinking or claiming PPR
>on things it does not have. In this case Kino DOES own the PPR but as you
>know many places you might send a PO ( including Kino depending on the
>title) DON'T OWN PPR. In any case PPR is virtually NEVER included on
>Feature Fiction films. I have NO idea what the university wants the PPR
>FOR. Sometimes I get forms that at least ASK for specific rights which I can
>always check NO on if it is in fact a PPR right ( sometimes they just ask
>for things they have anyway like circulating the title on or off campus).
>What scares me is that this is a BIG school which I am sure sends out a lot
>of PO's like this one. Does anyone know of any other institutions which just
>assume PPR if they stick in the PO?
>Luckily this one has a phone # ( and e mail) otherwise I would literally
>toss it
>
>Jessica
>--
>Jessica Rosner
>Kino International
>333 W 39th St. 503
>NY NY 10018
>jrosner@kino.com
>
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Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley
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