> From: "Griest, Bryan" <BGriest@ci.glendale.ca.us>
> Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:31:35 -0800
> To: "'videolib@library.berkeley.edu'" <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: RE: [Videolib] Eyes on the Prize
>
> In reaction to Jessica's piece, I would argue that "Eyes on the Prize" might
> indeed be of such special social significance as to merit special treatment
> along these lines. (Comparing it to "Song of the South" is both cruel and
> ironic, of course.) A work so universally lauded is exactly the kind of film
> we need to take a stand for, regardless of the justification cited by the
> provider. Whether the provider wants to claim it or not, downolading "Eyes"
> should be viewed as an act of civil disobedience by those who believe (as I
> obviously do) that the copyright laws are out of whack. In addition, since
> my library already owned a copy of it, couldn't I also make the claim that I
> am making a legitimate (according to most of the participants of the latest
> thread) replacement/archival copy from our deteriorating/stolen tapes
> anyway?
> Bryan Griest
> Glendale Public Library
>
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