1. I'm not an expert on copyright, but you are right that you cannot make a copy if a DVD exists. If the DVD doesn't exist, you can make a copy, but you should think twice about the work and storage this takes. If the VHS is too old to be of interest or use, don't bother. How often has it ever been used, and more importantly has it been used recently. I don't know about keeping he VHS; I know we did when we were just making a preservation copy, but I don't know about a format that's now obsolete.
2. I can't imagine anyone who wants VHS, and you might as well throw them away if you can't find an archive that might want them. If you can't bear to do that, donate them to some second hand store, and they'll throw them away for you. Emily Emily Bergman Temple Sinai Glendale, CA emilyanneberg...@gmail.com On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:31 AM, Tpardo <tpa...@solomonschechter.ca> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am finally going through my ancient VHS collection in my library. > > > > Two questions: > > 1. If I’m not mistaken, according to copyright regulations, I am > not allowed to make a DVD copy of a film on VHS if a DVD copy is available > to purchase. > > And if one isn’t available, and I do make a copy, I am required to keep > the original. Is this correct? > > 2. What do I do with these VHS tapes? I can’t imagine I can even > donate them anymore. What have you done with yours? Any suggestions? > > > > Thank you in advance! > > Yom tov > > Talya > > > > *“Reading is life…the rest is just footnotes” -Unknown* > > > > *“If you want your children to be intelligent, READ THEM FAIRY TALES. * > > *If you want them to be more intelligent, READ THEM MORE FAIRY TALES.” > -Albert Einstein.* > > > > Talya Pardo > > > > * Head Librarian* > > > > Académie Solomon Schechter Academy <http://solomonschechter.ca/> > > 5555 chemin de la Côte St-Luc, > > Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3X 2C9 > > > > [image: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: > phone]514.485.0866 > > [image: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: > fax]514.485.2267 > > tpa...@solomonschechter.ca > > *www.solomonschechter.ca <http://www.solomonschechter.ca/>* > > > > [image: cid:image010.jpg@01CDF982.DC7CBF00] > > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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