Again thanks for keeping an eye out
-- Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 jrosner@kino.com 212-629-6880> From: "LeeAnne Krause" <LLKRAUSE@gwm.sc.edu> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:53:19 -0400 > To: <videolib@library.berkeley.edu> > Subject: RE: [Videolib] copyright notices > > It's not our job to follow our patrons out of the office and personally > police their usage of library materials. With that said, however, many > people will in all good intentions ask what they may do with our > materials, and a good many are unaware of the necessity to limit their > university use face-to-face classroom settings. They're not dumb; > they're just thinking about their research presentation on the > institutional dynamics of the political party system in Great Britain, > and not about fair use. > > It happens a couple of times a year that someone will conversationally > tell me that they plan to show something at a presentation at another > venue, or at the international festival, or a student club, what have > you. At this point, it IS our job to inform our patrons of copyright > restrictions. Some folks don't like to hear this, but my response > always is, "Well, I doubt the FBI is going to be kicking your door down > over this, but I could lose MY job if I knowingly allow improper use of > university materials." > > We do stick a notice inside our cases, just for CYA purposes, and some > people do contact us for elaboration. Regardless, I think all film > libraries should have a posted copyright notice on their web presence. > > IMO, LeeAnne > > > > LeeAnne L. Krause, Manager > Educational Films Collection > University of South Carolina > 803-777-0322 > > > > > > >>>> JedH@internetvideoarchive.com 10/7/2004 10:48:18 AM >>> > As long as we're talking copyrights. It doesn't applies to > presidential a > debate which is the underlying 'fact'. It barely applies to the > broadcast > which is the 'expression' because it is so minimal an addition and > done > using public airways and common feed. Why would there be any limit? > Why > would it matter if you sold burgers and beer in the commons or > generated > money some other way? This in particular is the stuff of our > democracy, you > should be able to remix it anyway you want. > > BTW I think, Jessica is on the money regarding Notices and the > responsibility to police. Not your job. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Mary > Seligman > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 8:30 AM > To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] copyright notices > > > As long as we're talking video copyright, some teachers were > interested in > taping the presidential debates and showing them in the student > commons. > Students can spend free time here, and there is no face-to-face > instruction. > I'm guessing it's OK as long as the tape does not include the > network > pre-debate talk or post-debate analysis. The debate itself comes to > all > networks through a single video feed, and is likely considered what the > FCC > would call 'public service announcements.' Since there is no economic > gain > to be had from this broadcast, I'm thinking this passes all the > criteria for > fair use. The tape would not be shown after the 10 day limit. > Any thoughts? > Mary Seligman > Library Media Specialist > Paul D. Schreiber High School > Port Washington, NY > > > > videolib@library.berkeley.edu writes: > Well if you are concerned about feature films I wouldn't be. > Virtually > any feature film will have the standard notice on the front of the > film > (F.B.I warning) Even the ones I sell WITH PPR have this as I can't > make a > special batch and the license comes separately. Unless you have a > specific > reason to believe student group or prof would be showing it publicly it > is > not your responsibility to police this and you won't be liable if they > violate copyright by showing it. > It would be their problem > -- > Jessica Rosner > Kino International > 333 W 39th St. 503 > NY NY 10018 > jrosner@kino.com > 212-629-6880 > > > > > From: Deborah Benrubi <benrubi@usfca.edu> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:49:14 -0700 > To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] copyright notices > > > > > > > > Dear Video-libbers, > > This is my first posting to this list so please be gentle! I looked > in the > archives and couldn't find anything about copyright notices. Here's my > question: > > The videos in our smallish collection have been acquired for class > instruction, so we haven't been worried about purchasing public > performance > rights, but as our collection grows and becomes more popular we're > concerned > about possible public use (non face-to-face-in-a-classroom) by profs > or > students. What, if anything, do other academic libraries do? Do any > libraries place copyright notices on those circulating videos that did > not > come with public performance rights? If you have such a notice will > you > share the wording? > > Your input is greatly appreciated. Thank you! > > > Deborah Benrubi > Technical Services Librarian > University of San Francisco > Gleeson Library|Geschke Center > 2130 Fulton St. > San Francisco, CA 94117 > > PHONE (415) 422-5672 / FAX (415) 422-2233 or 422-5062 > EMAIL <benrubi@usfca.edu> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Videolib mailing list > Videolib@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/videolib