-- Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 jrosner@kino.com> From: "Jed Horovitz" <JedH@videopipeline.com> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:03:51 -0400 > To: <videolib@library.berkeley.edu> > Cc: <nancy.kranich@nyu.edu> > Subject: RE: [Videolib] public performance in public libraries > > Tracy, > I really disagree with Dawn. 'Getting around' this is the problem. We have > to resist the ongoing, incremental effort to expand copyright in favor of > the distribution companies. Only by saying, "The library paid for this and > has the right to show it in the library to patrons", will we stop them from > creating a pay per view society. > > It is not a violation of copyright law. The copyright owners want you to > think it is. No where in the copyright law does it state that are they > allowed to create a 'shrink wrap' license by printing 'home use only' on the > cover. If enough of us don't use our FIRST SALE, FAIR USE and FREE SPEECH > rights, they start to claim that as a precendent. Stand up to them. > > Just this week, the ALA filed an amicus brief (Baystate Technologies, Inc. > v. Bowers, petition to the U.S. Supreme Court) supporting my position. > > Jed Horovitz > President > Video Pipeline, Inc. > 16 S. Haddon Ave. > Haddonfield, NJ 08033 > <mailto:jedh@videopipeline.com> > 856 427 9799 x 11 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Dawn Mogle > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:17 PM > To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] public performance in public libraries > > > Tracy- > I usually get around this by having someone in the group check out the > video. What they do with it and where is their business! Any group using our > meeting room can book equipment for a video showing and we do not ask what > they are showing. I refuse to be the video police for every video > distributor in America. If the library is sponsoring-yes, we toe the line > or get a license. > > Dawn Mogle > Lake Co. Public Library > Merrillville IN > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TMontri" <tmontri@toledolibrary.org> > To: <Videolib@library.berkeley.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:15 PM > Subject: [Videolib] public performance in public libraries > > >> Hi all, >> >> I know this type of issue has been on the list often, but I have a > question >> regarding public performance of videos in public libraries. My library > has >> a gardening group (and has had several other similar types of community >> groups) that wants to show an instructional videotape that is home use > only. >> The screening will be in our auditorium. Would it be a violation of >> copyright law to allow the group to screen this video in the public > library? >> Or does this type of gathering consistute face-to-face teaching? >> >> Thanks in advance for your help, >> Tracy Montri >> Toledo-Lucas County Public Library >> _______________________________________________ >> Videolib mailing list >> Videolib@library.berkeley.edu >> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib >> >> Tracking #: 48B954B702E056418676D0C2B0ACB81100E89F57 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Videolib mailing list > Videolib@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib > > _______________________________________________ > Videolib mailing list > Videolib@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib
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