[Videolib] Illinois State University Copyright Controversy

Matt Bailey (mbailey@carleton.edu)
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:27:58 -0600

A couple of new items worth reading (apologies if this has already
been posted):

"Movie Airings May Be Costly" Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Pantagraph
2/8/06
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/02/08/news/106042.txt

"ISU faces legal battle from New Yorker Films" Illinois State
University Daily Vedette 2/3/06
http://media.www.dailyvidette.com/media/paper420/news/2006/02/03/News/
Isu-Faces.Legal.Battle.From.New.Yorker.Films-1597623.shtml

To summarize briefly: A student film group at Illinois State
University has received from New Yorker Films a bill for $8000 for
past VHS and DVD screenings on campus for which public performance
rights were not purchased. The film group feels that the screenings
were part of the educational activities of the University; New Yorker
begs to differ.

Matt

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Matt Bailey
Media Resources Coordinator
Carleton College Library
1 North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057


507-646-7670


http://blogs.carleton.edu/Media_Resources_Blog/






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