[Videolib] Community Practices in the Fair Use of Video in Libraries

[Thomas, Judith (jet3h)]

Dear Colleagues,
The Fair Use and Video Project has posted online its document titled "Community 
Practices in the Fair Use of Video in Libraries,"  
http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Fair_Use_and_Video/.
For an introduction to the document, please see Carrie's Russell's blog post on 
ALA'S District Dispatch at 
http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/04/introducing-community-practices-in-the-fair-use-of-video-in-libraries/
 .
To those of you who contributed your time and effort to answer our surveys, 
attend our focus groups, or comment on our drafts, we offer you our sincere 
thanks.
This project began as an attempt by the Video Roundtable to establish a 
recommended body of practice in the fair use of video for educational purposes. 
A team of six librarians, with advice and guidance from ALA’s Office of 
Information Technology Policy, coordinated the process of gathering input from 
the media librarian community and then created a document describing our 
findings. We decided to focus on documenting our community practices, i.e. how 
librarians routinely and responsibly fulfill their mission to preserve and 
provide access to our cultural record.The team conducted in-person 
interviews at national conferences and hosted a series of focus groups at 
locations across the country: Boston, Seattle, Evanston, Washington, D.C. and 
Richmond.  About eighty library staff members with varying responsibilities for 
buying, processing, and/or supporting the educational use of video were 
included in our surveys.
We welcome your comments and suggestions!   This is a living document and your 
comments may prompt revisions.   If you'd like to leave a comment, please use 
the Comments link on the right.  Please do let me know if you have any problems 
accessing or using the site.
 http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Fair_Use_and_Video/

Best regards,

Judy Thomas, University of Virginia

for the Fair Use and Video Working Group:
Steve Brantley, University of Illinois at Chicago
Nell Chenault, Virginia Commonwealth University
Carleton Jackson, University of Maryland
Carrie Russell, American Library Association, Office for Information Technology 
Policy
Claire Stewart, Northwestern University
Judith Thomas, University of Virginia
Justin Wadland, University of Washington-Tacoma


Judith Thomas
Director, Arts and Media Services
University of Virginia Library
434.924.8814   / jtho...@virginia.edu



VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Fair use and video document

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Gary,

I don't believe there was there was a survey, the data was mostly gathered 
through focus groups and interviews.  I participated in one of the focus 
groups, and while it's true that I'm relatively new to the profession, there 
were other people in the room who have been doing this for a long time and I 
wouldn't characterize them as being "largely clueless."  I'm curious, was there 
something in the report that lead you to that conclusion or are you just 
assuming?  

Also, even if these community practices don't always align with practices at 
the local level, because so many areas of copyright law are open to 
interpretation, and because different institutions have different 
administrative pressures that they have to respond to, I think a document that 
discusses community practices is very interesting.  And if it's used as a tool 
leading towards best practices or even refinements in the law, even better.  
Weren't the DMCA anti-circumventions exemptions issued partly in response to 
feedback from stakeholders, including librarians?

Cheers,

Matt

__
Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
Clemons Library
University of Virginia
mattb...@virginia.edu
434-924-3812


> 
> On 5/3/12 11:52 AM, "ghand...@library.berkeley.edu"
>  wrote:
> 
>> I wish Judy et al had vetted this survey via this list--one would assume a
>> prime target.  I'll admit to a rapidly failing memory, but I don't recall
>> being asked to take this survey...
>> 
>> The answers you get in a survey such as this MUST be assessed in light of
>> who's doing the responding (i.e. the defined "community").  Given the
>> rather insane and continuing paucity of professionals devoted either in
>> significant part or whole to overseeing media collection development and
>> management in academic libraries, and given the likely cloudy or
>> incomplete understanding of current market and legal issues by those not
>> directly involved in the practice, I think you gotta take such results
>> with several grains of salt.  Using community practice as the basis of
>> best practice when the community surveyed is largely clueless ain't a
>> particularly good way to go.
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Well, deg's right that it'll probably cause some consternation among
>>> "my"
>>> people -- it's definitely inflammatory in its descriptions of
>>> distributors
>>> and the us versus them rhetoric and who "owns" the copyright law. I do
>>> appreciate the line near the end "Not a single librarian revealed
>>> herself
>>> as being either cavalier about the law or dismissive of the market" and
>>> know it to be the case among most but it would be nice to have some of
>>> the
>>> discussions we've had here about the balancing the needs of education
>>> versus the sustainability of producing new content. The lack thereof
>>> makes
>>> me want to set up fishing dates with Gary. :-)
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 At the risk of launching a messy can 'o worms
 
 I came across this today.  I don't recall seeing it posted or announced
 anywhere else, even on this list...
 
 
 
 http://www.infodocket.com/2012/04/30/new-from-ala-community-practices-in
 -the-fair-use-of-video-in-libraries/
 
 Link to the full document (as a web page):
 http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Fair_Use_and_Video/
 
 Before all hell breaks loose, I have not read the whole document
 carefully
 from beginning to end.  But from my cursory read, it does not appear to
 be
 "Code of Best Practices" document.  Instead, it reads to me as a report
 on
 what a study determined where the practices that librarians are using.
 
 I recall being interviewed for the project some time back.
 
 deg farrelly
 ASU Libraries
 Arizona State University
 P.O. Box 871006
 Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006
 480.965.1403
 
 
 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
 issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
 control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
 libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
 serve
 as
 an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
 communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
 producers and distributors.
 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Dennis Doros
>>> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
>>> PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
>>> Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com
>>> Visit our main website!  www.milestonefilms.com
>>> Visit our other websites!  www.comebackafrica.com  www.yougottomove.com
>>> www.ontheboweryfilm.com  www.arayafilm.com  www.exilesfilm.com
>>> www.wordisoutmovie.com  www.killerofsheep.com
>>> 
>

[Videolib] correlation?

[Deg Farrelly]

Not at all I did not see Jane's post (I get videolib in digest and 
sometimes hard to tell the new posts from all the "reply" content that copies 
the entire digest)

The doc may be a year old, but it is the first I have heard of it.

-deg

deg farrelly
ASU Libraries
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006
480.965.1403

**

Message: 1
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 09:30:32 -0500
From: Bob Norris 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Message-ID: <13dc89ac-6410-46e2-b2a5-bed26fdb6...@filmideas.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Interesting that Jane Hutchison comment on the almost year old article the day 
before deg posted it. Correlated?


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document

[Hutchison, Jane]

Since my name was mentioned, I need to reply to this mention of the
VRT's Fair Use and Video, Community Practices in the Fair Use of Video
in Libraries.  This publication did not come out until this week so I
could not have commented on it a year ago.  I received it on the VRT
listserv.  I was not part of the group surveyed so I did not have any
input into the community of practices.   deg beat me in posting it to
the listserv.  I had not even mentioned it to deg.  I have discussed it
only in my CIP course on copyright that I'm currently taking with
Kimberly Bonner.  I suggest everyone take that course as you can never
be "too educated" in copyright.  I am finding the course very helpful in
my work with faculty and my university.

 

I do have a comment though.  On reading the case studies, case 4, course
based streaming says in their fair use argument that "the nature of the
copyrighted work.  Section 110(2) allows for the streaming of entire
non-dramatic works, so documentaries are entirely covered by this
statute."  I believe they left out a word and that word is important, it
should read "Section 110(2) allows for the streaming of entire
non-dramatic "literary" works..."  This puts an entirely picture on
streaming entire non-dramatic works.  

 

If I am reading this incorrectly, please let me know.  Thanks, Jane

 

Jane B. Hutchison

Associate Director
Member

Instruction & Research Technology  CCUMC:
Leadership in Media & Academic Technology

William Paterson University
http://www.ccumc.org

Wayne, NJ 07470

973-720-2980 (work)

973-418-7727 (cell)

973-720-2585 (facs)

hutchis...@wpunj.edu

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Norris
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:31 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document

 

Interesting that Jane Hutchison comment on the almost year old article
the day before deg posted it. Correlated?

 

The us vs. them language seems natural to me in an article devoted to
exploiting fair use to the fullest. Overall seemed on target to me.

 

Claire Stewart, member of the working group and fellow Evanstonian,
coauthored Intellectual Property Law & Interactive Media, Free For A Fee
if you want to further devote your life to copyright law.

 

Robert A. Norris

Managing Director

Film Ideas, Inc.

Phone:   (847) 419-0255

Email:b...@filmideas.com

Web:   www.filmideas.com  

 

On May 2, 2012, at 8:40 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:

 

From: Dennis Doros 

Date: May 2, 2012 8:40:48 PM CDT

To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

Subject: Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document

Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu



Well, deg's right that it'll probably cause some consternation
among "my" people -- it's definitely inflammatory in its descriptions of
distributors and the us versus them rhetoric and who "owns" the
copyright law. I do appreciate the line near the end "Not a single
librarian revealed herself as being either cavalier about the law or
dismissive of the market" and know it to be the case among most but it
would be nice to have some of the discussions we've had here about the
balancing the needs of education versus the sustainability of producing
new content. The lack thereof makes me want to set up fishing dates with
Gary. :-)

 

Dennis

 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document

[ghandman]

I wish Judy et al had vetted this survey via this list--one would assume a
prime target.  I'll admit to a rapidly failing memory, but I don't recall
being asked to take this survey...

The answers you get in a survey such as this MUST be assessed in light of
who's doing the responding (i.e. the defined "community").  Given the
rather insane and continuing paucity of professionals devoted either in
significant part or whole to overseeing media collection development and
management in academic libraries, and given the likely cloudy or
incomplete understanding of current market and legal issues by those not
directly involved in the practice, I think you gotta take such results
with several grains of salt.  Using community practice as the basis of
best practice when the community surveyed is largely clueless ain't a
particularly good way to go.

Gary



> Well, deg's right that it'll probably cause some consternation among "my"
> people -- it's definitely inflammatory in its descriptions of distributors
> and the us versus them rhetoric and who "owns" the copyright law. I do
> appreciate the line near the end "Not a single librarian revealed herself
> as being either cavalier about the law or dismissive of the market" and
> know it to be the case among most but it would be nice to have some of the
> discussions we've had here about the balancing the needs of education
> versus the sustainability of producing new content. The lack thereof makes
> me want to set up fishing dates with Gary. :-)
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Deg Farrelly  wrote:
>
>> At the risk of launching a messy can 'o worms
>>
>> I came across this today.  I don't recall seeing it posted or announced
>> anywhere else, even on this list...
>>
>>
>> http://www.infodocket.com/2012/04/30/new-from-ala-community-practices-in-the-fair-use-of-video-in-libraries/
>>
>> Link to the full document (as a web page):
>> http://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Fair_Use_and_Video/
>>
>> Before all hell breaks loose, I have not read the whole document
>> carefully
>> from beginning to end.  But from my cursory read, it does not appear to
>> be
>> "Code of Best Practices" document.  Instead, it reads to me as a report
>> on
>> what a study determined where the practices that librarians are using.
>>
>> I recall being interviewed for the project some time back.
>>
>> deg farrelly
>> ASU Libraries
>> Arizona State University
>> P.O. Box 871006
>> Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006
>> 480.965.1403
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
>> as
>> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com
> Visit our main website!  www.milestonefilms.com
> Visit our other websites!  www.comebackafrica.com  www.yougottomove.com
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com  www.arayafilm.com  www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com  www.killerofsheep.com
> 
> Support "Milestone Film" on
> Facebook
>  and Twitter !
> See the website: Association of Moving Image
> Archivists and
> like them on
> Facebook
>
> AMIA 2012 Conference, Seattle, WA, December
> 4-7!
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,

Re: [Videolib] Recap of Strike! 16mm screening last night

[Dave Dvorchak]

Please let Sergei Eisenstein or Proletkult know that their rubles are in
the mail.

Anyhoo, there was no info as to the distributor or copyright info in the
leaders / tails or in the titles / credits.

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Randal Baier  wrote:

> Your screening reminded me of people's (or worker's) theater actions, jury
> rigged setup and all. Music a la Fluxus? Nice idea. So, given the title, I
> suppose some could argue that compensation to somebody -- perhaps the
> artists -- was bypassed, but on the other hand perhaps corporate greed was
> subsumed by the community vibe. (But who would "corporate" be in this
> case?) A synth can certainly convey that allotment of faith. Hmm, I guess
> the final word is ... "easier to apologize than ask ...?" Now it's done,
> and the event has vanished into air ... move on to the next village and
> this time rig it up in the public square! But watch behind you.
>
>
>
> --
> *From: *"Dave Dvorchak" 
> *To: *videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> *Sent: *Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:17:18 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Videolib] Recap of Strike! 16mm screening last night
>
>
> It would figure that that's the first response this gets from this list.
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:13 PM,  wrote:
>
>> Hope you clear PPR...the film is in the PD, but the print not necessarily
>> so (as my pal Jessica will certainly be quick to point out)
>>
>> gary handman
>>
>>
>>
>> > This is a cross-posting of a message I just sent out on the AMIA-L list,
>> > so
>> > forgive me if you're getting it twice. Thought it would be of interest
>> to
>> > some of you.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > -- Forwarded message --
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Forgive me if this is not of interest to the members of this list, just
>> > wanted to share..
>> >
>> > I held a free 16mm screening of Eisenstein's "Strike!" at one of our
>> > library branches last night.
>> >
>> > A rather no-frills set up in the "community room" with two Eiki SSL-0s
>> > perched on top of a coat rack (yes) at the back of the room above head
>> > level, projecting onto the pull-down screen at the front. Folding chairs
>> > set up. As the film was silent, a live soundtrack was provided by Brown
>> > University PhD student and electronic recording artist "Blevin Blectum"
>> > (Bevin Kelley) through our portable PA system.
>> >
>> > 40 people showed up which is pretty good for a rainy Tuesday night. All
>> > were thrilled by the film and the sound. The print was a very nice one,
>> > such that a number of people remarked on the clarity and sharpness of
>> the
>> > image and asked me afterwards if it was "new" and were astounded when I
>> > told them that it's probably 30-40 years old.
>> >
>> > Some pictures taken off the screen can be found here:
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150794191129704.427096.540944703&type=1&l=8eb2a403ca
>> >
>> > They are not the greatest - taken on a Driod by my unsteady hand.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > David Dvorchak
>> > Office Manager
>> > Providence Community Library
>> > ddvorc...@provcomlib.org
>> > (401) 467-2700 x2
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > David Dvorchak
>> > Office Manager
>> > Providence Community Library
>> > ddvorc...@provcomlib.org
>> > (401) 467-2700 x2
>> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
>> > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
>> of
>> > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> > producers and distributors.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Gary Handman
>> Director
>> Media Resources Center
>> Moffitt Library
>> UC Berkeley
>>
>> 510-643-8566
>> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>>
>> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
>> --Francois Truffaut
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as
>> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> David Dvorchak
> Office Manager
> Providence Community Library
> ddvorc...@provcomlib.org
> (401) 467-2700 x2
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as
> an effective working tool

Re: [Videolib] Recap of Strike! 16mm screening last night

[Randal Baier]

Your screening reminded me of people's (or worker's) theater actions, jury 
rigged setup and all. Music a la Fluxus? Nice idea. So, given the title, I 
suppose some could argue that compensation to somebody -- perhaps the artists 
-- was bypassed, but on the other hand perhaps corporate greed was subsumed by 
the community vibe. (But who would "corporate" be in this case?) A synth can 
certainly convey that allotment of faith. Hmm, I guess the final word is ... 
"easier to apologize than ask ...?" Now it's done, and the event has vanished 
into air ... move on to the next village and this time rig it up in the public 
square! But watch behind you. 



- Original Message -

From: "Dave Dvorchak"  
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu 
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:17:18 PM 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Recap of Strike! 16mm screening last night 

It would figure that that's the first response this gets from this list. 


On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:13 PM, < ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > wrote: 


Hope you clear PPR...the film is in the PD, but the print not necessarily 
so (as my pal Jessica will certainly be quick to point out) 

gary handman 





> This is a cross-posting of a message I just sent out on the AMIA-L list, 
> so 
> forgive me if you're getting it twice. Thought it would be of interest to 
> some of you. 
> 
> Dave 
> 
> -- Forwarded message -- 
> 
> 
> 
> Forgive me if this is not of interest to the members of this list, just 
> wanted to share.. 
> 
> I held a free 16mm screening of Eisenstein's "Strike!" at one of our 
> library branches last night. 
> 
> A rather no-frills set up in the "community room" with two Eiki SSL-0s 
> perched on top of a coat rack (yes) at the back of the room above head 
> level, projecting onto the pull-down screen at the front. Folding chairs 
> set up. As the film was silent, a live soundtrack was provided by Brown 
> University PhD student and electronic recording artist "Blevin Blectum" 
> (Bevin Kelley) through our portable PA system. 
> 
> 40 people showed up which is pretty good for a rainy Tuesday night. All 
> were thrilled by the film and the sound. The print was a very nice one, 
> such that a number of people remarked on the clarity and sharpness of the 
> image and asked me afterwards if it was "new" and were astounded when I 
> told them that it's probably 30-40 years old. 
> 
> Some pictures taken off the screen can be found here: 
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150794191129704.427096.540944703&type=1&l=8eb2a403ca
>  
> 
> They are not the greatest - taken on a Driod by my unsteady hand. 
> 
> Dave 
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Dvorchak 
> Office Manager 
> Providence Community Library 
> ddvorc...@provcomlib.org 
> (401) 467-2700 x2 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Dvorchak 
> Office Manager 
> Providence Community Library 
> ddvorc...@provcomlib.org 
> (401) 467-2700 x2 
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of 
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic 
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in 
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve 
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of 
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video 
> producers and distributors. 
> 


Gary Handman 
Director 
Media Resources Center 
Moffitt Library 
UC Berkeley 

510-643-8566 
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu 
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC 

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." 
--Francois Truffaut 


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors. 





-- 
David Dvorchak 
Office Manager 
Providence Community Library 
ddvorc...@provcomlib.org 
(401) 467-2700 x2 


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors. 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool f

Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document

[Bob Norris]

Interesting that Jane Hutchison comment on the almost year old article the day 
before deg posted it. Correlated?

The us vs. them language seems natural to me in an article devoted to 
exploiting fair use to the fullest. Overall seemed on target to me.

Claire Stewart, member of the working group and fellow Evanstonian, coauthored 
Intellectual Property Law & Interactive Media, Free For A Fee if you want to 
further devote your life to copyright law.

Robert A. Norris
Managing Director
Film Ideas, Inc.
Phone:  (847) 419-0255
Email:  b...@filmideas.com
Web:www.filmideas.com

On May 2, 2012, at 8:40 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Dennis Doros 
> Date: May 2, 2012 8:40:48 PM CDT
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Fair use and video document
> Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> 
> 
> Well, deg's right that it'll probably cause some consternation among "my" 
> people -- it's definitely inflammatory in its descriptions of distributors 
> and the us versus them rhetoric and who "owns" the copyright law. I do 
> appreciate the line near the end "Not a single librarian revealed herself as 
> being either cavalier about the law or dismissive of the market" and know it 
> to be the case among most but it would be nice to have some of the 
> discussions we've had here about the balancing the needs of education versus 
> the sustainability of producing new content. The lack thereof makes me want 
> to set up fishing dates with Gary. :-)
> 
> Dennis

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.