Re: [Videolib] Eyes on the Prize streaming?

[Jessica Rosner]

I don't know for sure but I would be STUNNED if it were. It took so
long to clear the rights. The full series is still only available at
Institutional pricing and no legal site including the rights holder
Blackside Film offers streaming. Considering how long it took to clear
the rights just to get the DVD back in print ( and not to consumers
for the complete series) I can't imagine if it will be offered for
streaming. It was a textbook case of rights clearance problems.
However best to double check with Blackside.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Ball, James M. (Matt) (jmb4aw)
 wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone know if Eyes on the Prize is available streaming?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matt
>
> __
> Matt Ball
> Media and Collections Librarian
> Clemons Library
> University of Virginia
> mattb...@virginia.edu
> 434-924-3812
>
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[Videolib] Eyes on the Prize streaming?

[Ball, James M. (Matt) (jmb4aw)]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if Eyes on the Prize is available streaming?

Cheers,

Matt 

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

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Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?

[Ravas, Tammy]

Hi Kim, 

It¹s quite the tome isn¹t it?!

Cheers,

-- 
Tammy Ravas

Associate Professor
Visual and Performing Arts Librarian and Media Coordinator
Mansfield Library
University of Montana
ph: 406-243-4402
E-mail: tammy.ra...@umontana.edu




On 4/8/14, 11:28 AM, "Stanton, Kim"  wrote:

>Thank you to everyone who replied on and off list. I got my hands on the
>Film Superlist reference book and was able to confirm the renewal.  It
>looks like these tapes are going in the trash.
>
>How did I not know about the Film Superlist! I'm in love with this 20lb
>tome. 
>
>Thanks,
>Kim 
>
>-Original Message-
>From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
>[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
>Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:40 AM
>To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?
>
>Universal owns Paramount films made between 1928-48 so EMKA is likely
>their shell company.
>
>On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Bob Norris  wrote:
>> I got curious Kim. I looked up Pointed Heels. As Jessica says,
>>Paramount Pictures Corp is the copyright holder, along with Emka, LTD.
>>Had never heard of Emka. Turns out to be set up with the sole function
>>of overseeing the Pre-1950 Paramount Pictures library. A corporate shell
>>deal.
>>
>> I gave up on Happy Days. Too many to sort through. But infinitesimal
>>percent chance that Fox let the copyright lapse.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 7, 2014, at 5:24 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
>>>
>>>   1. Re: Public Domain studio films? (Jessica Rosner)
>>>
>>> From: Jessica Rosner 
>>> Date: April 7, 2014 3:46:41 PM CDT
>>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?
>>> Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>>
>>>
>>> These are copyrighted films the rights holder (which in the case of
>>> POINTED HEELS in Universal which ones Paramount films made between
>>> 1028-48) studios have not releases along with I would imagine tens of
>>> thousands of others. The copies you have are bootlegs. I have seen
>>> these titles online and at some of the film buff shows I go to so
>>> they are not unique in any way just pirate copies of films the rights
>>> holder has not released. There are studio films that are PD because
>>> they were not renewed but this is very rare and it is safe to assume
>>> anything made by a "real" studio after 1922 is copyrighted. One can
>>> do copyright searches on titles like this but it is expensive and
>>> really not necessary. The relatively small number of studio films
>>> that have gone PD are generally known and very widely available ( Say
>>> SUDDENLY or THE GENERAL) In fact many "lost" films like LONDON AFTER
>>> MIDNIGHT, 4 DEVILS and whole lot of early sound Fox films are still
>>> copyrighted even if they don't exist.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Stanton, Kim 
>>>wrote:
 Hi all,



 My library recently received a large donation of early studio films
 on VHS format. The majority were official releases, but I have two
 hanging out that came from one of those rare/vintage mail order video
companies. The quality
 is not so hot - they look like low end telecine transfers.   I don't
know
 the copyright renewal status of either film, so I don't know if these
are
 Public Domain or not.   I haven't been able to find copies for sale on
 Amazon, with a quick Google search or listed in Worldcat - if these
 are legal PD copies and super rare I'd like to keep them, despite
 the kind of crappy quality.  Does anyone have any info on the PD
 status of these particular titles or other resources I could
 consult? Should I assume that most majors studios renewed copyright
 on all their pre-1968 films or was it more case by case than that?



 * Pointed Heels (1929), William Powell, Helen Kane; Paramount
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 * Happy Days (1930), Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell; Fox Film
Corp
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020949/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7



 Thanks!

 Kim


>>
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
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>>of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>>producers and distributors.
>
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Re: [Videolib] The Ethicist's big copyright blunder

[Jessica Rosner]

Um then why is The New York Times not free to every library and
student Mr. Ethicist. The question about a buying a professors book is
a separate issue, but for an "ethicist" to assert it is OK to violate
copyright law is pretty insane ( and FYI he admits it does violate the
law_

On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Maxwell Wolkin  wrote:
> Hey all,
>
>
>
> I thought you might appreciate (or at least enjoy complaining about) Chuck
> Klosterman's major misrepresentation of copyright law and ethics in an
> educational setting in his New York Times Magazine column:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/piracy-101.html. Whoops.
>
>
>
> This is from a couple weeks ago but I just caught it now. Forgive me if it's
> already been posted! I imagine Jessica would have jumped on it... :)
>
>
>
> Maxwell Wolkin
> Coordinator, Theatrical / Non-Theatrical Distribution
>
> FILM MOVEMENT / RAM RELEASING
>
> 109 West 27th Street Suite 9B
>
> New York, NY 10001
>
> P: 212.941.7744 x211
>
>
>
>
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>

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[Videolib] The Ethicist's big copyright blunder

[Maxwell Wolkin]

Hey all,

I thought you might appreciate (or at least enjoy complaining about) Chuck 
Klosterman's major misrepresentation of copyright law and ethics in an 
educational setting in his New York Times Magazine column: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/magazine/piracy-101.html. Whoops.

This is from a couple weeks ago but I just caught it now. Forgive me if it's 
already been posted! I imagine Jessica would have jumped on it... :)

Maxwell Wolkin
Coordinator, Theatrical / Non-Theatrical Distribution
FILM MOVEMENT / RAM RELEASING
109 West 27th Street Suite 9B
New York, NY 10001
P: 212.941.7744 x211

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between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?

[Stanton, Kim]

Thank you to everyone who replied on and off list. I got my hands on the Film 
Superlist reference book and was able to confirm the renewal.  It looks like 
these tapes are going in the trash. 

How did I not know about the Film Superlist! I'm in love with this 20lb tome. 

Thanks,
Kim 

-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:40 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?

Universal owns Paramount films made between 1928-48 so EMKA is likely their 
shell company.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Bob Norris  wrote:
> I got curious Kim. I looked up Pointed Heels. As Jessica says, Paramount 
> Pictures Corp is the copyright holder, along with Emka, LTD. Had never heard 
> of Emka. Turns out to be set up with the sole function of overseeing the 
> Pre-1950 Paramount Pictures library. A corporate shell deal.
>
> I gave up on Happy Days. Too many to sort through. But infinitesimal percent 
> chance that Fox let the copyright lapse.
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 5:24 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
>>
>>   1. Re: Public Domain studio films? (Jessica Rosner)
>>
>> From: Jessica Rosner 
>> Date: April 7, 2014 3:46:41 PM CDT
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?
>> Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>
>>
>> These are copyrighted films the rights holder (which in the case of 
>> POINTED HEELS in Universal which ones Paramount films made between
>> 1028-48) studios have not releases along with I would imagine tens of 
>> thousands of others. The copies you have are bootlegs. I have seen 
>> these titles online and at some of the film buff shows I go to so 
>> they are not unique in any way just pirate copies of films the rights 
>> holder has not released. There are studio films that are PD because 
>> they were not renewed but this is very rare and it is safe to assume 
>> anything made by a "real" studio after 1922 is copyrighted. One can 
>> do copyright searches on titles like this but it is expensive and 
>> really not necessary. The relatively small number of studio films 
>> that have gone PD are generally known and very widely available ( Say 
>> SUDDENLY or THE GENERAL) In fact many "lost" films like LONDON AFTER 
>> MIDNIGHT, 4 DEVILS and whole lot of early sound Fox films are still 
>> copyrighted even if they don't exist.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Stanton, Kim  wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My library recently received a large donation of early studio films 
>>> on VHS format. The majority were official releases, but I have two 
>>> hanging out that came from one of those rare/vintage mail order video 
>>> companies. The quality
>>> is not so hot - they look like low end telecine transfers.   I don't know
>>> the copyright renewal status of either film, so I don't know if these are
>>> Public Domain or not.   I haven't been able to find copies for sale on
>>> Amazon, with a quick Google search or listed in Worldcat - if these 
>>> are legal PD copies and super rare I'd like to keep them, despite 
>>> the kind of crappy quality.  Does anyone have any info on the PD 
>>> status of these particular titles or other resources I could 
>>> consult? Should I assume that most majors studios renewed copyright 
>>> on all their pre-1968 films or was it more case by case than that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> * Pointed Heels (1929), William Powell, Helen Kane; Paramount
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
>>>
>>> * Happy Days (1930), Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell; Fox Film Corp
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020949/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kim
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.

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rel

[Videolib] Call for three volunteers - VRT Notable Videos for Adults Committee

[McKenzie, Michele]

Greetings Media Librarians,


American Library Association's Notable Videos for Adults Committee has three 
vacancies to fill this year. If you love watching and sharing interesting films 
for adults this is the committee for you.



We aim for a balanced mix of librarians from academic, public and special 
libraries that work with media and serve adult populations. We are now looking 
for three librarians one from an academic, and two from either a special, or 
public library to balance out the team. This is an opportunity to serve on a 
rewarding and enjoyable professional committee at the national level.  Members 
of the committee must be members of the American Library Association (ALA) and 
the Video Round Table (VRT).  Please note that representatives or employees of 
video producers or distributors are not eligible to serve.  Each member will 
serve a term of two years, with a maximum number of consecutive terms not to 
exceed two, for a total of four years of service.



All committee members are required to:



*  Be members of ALA and the Video Round Table (VRT),



*  Attend ALA Midwinter for two consecutive years (Chicago and Boston),



*  View, evaluate and mail a substantial amount of videos leading up to ALA 
Midwinter.  Last year, over 40 titles were nominated.



For complete information about the committee, please visit our web page:



http://www.ala.org/vrt/notablevideos



Please be aware that attendance at ALA Midwinter for two consecutive years is 
absolutely mandatory and that members must screen all nominated films.  
Screeners are provided but they must be returned promptly to be available to 
all members.



If you are interested in serving as a member, please respond directly to me by 
April 21, 2014.  A decision on Notable Committee invitations will be made 
shortly thereafter in consultation with the Chair of the Video Round Table.  
Please indicate your membership status with ALA and VRT, your ability to commit 
to attending ALA Midwinter, and include additional information regarding your 
experience with videos (i.e., selection, collection development, reviewing, 
etc.).  Please also indicate if you've previously served on this committee, as 
priority consideration will be given to newly recruited members.



Check out our 2014 Winners!



Regards,

Michele McKenzie

ALA VRT Notable Videos for Adults Chair

Art & Music Librarian

Berkeley Public Library

2090 Kittredge Street

Berkeley, CA  94704

(510) 981-6240

mmcken...@ci.berkeley.ca.us

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[Videolib] Mechanical Universe and Beyond series

[Karen Fischer]

Good Afternoon,
  Does anyone know of a series/set of dvds on physics that is more recent but 
matches the excellence and comprehensiveness of "The Mechanical Universe and 
Beyond" by Annenberg?  I have found dvds that cover specific topics but nothing 
that comes close to the comprehensive coverage of this set that was created in 
1985.
Thanks,
Karen Fischer
Collection Development Librarian
Mansfield Richland County Public Library
Mansfield, Ohio 44902

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[Videolib] Looking for a film

[Shotick, Kimberly]

I'm looking for the film "I Spent My Life in the Mines" by June Nash.  It
appears to also be cataloged at "I Have Spent My Life in the Mines."

Thanks!

-- 
Kimberly Shotick, Librarian and MLRC Coordinator

Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: (773) 442-4415

CMT Librarian Twitter 

CMT Research Guide 

 www.neiu.edu
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Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?

[Jessica Rosner]

Universal owns Paramount films made between 1928-48 so EMKA is likely
their shell company.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Bob Norris  wrote:
> I got curious Kim. I looked up Pointed Heels. As Jessica says, Paramount 
> Pictures Corp is the copyright holder, along with Emka, LTD. Had never heard 
> of Emka. Turns out to be set up with the sole function of overseeing the 
> Pre-1950 Paramount Pictures library. A corporate shell deal.
>
> I gave up on Happy Days. Too many to sort through. But infinitesimal percent 
> chance that Fox let the copyright lapse.
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 5:24 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
>>
>>   1. Re: Public Domain studio films? (Jessica Rosner)
>>
>> From: Jessica Rosner 
>> Date: April 7, 2014 3:46:41 PM CDT
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?
>> Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>
>>
>> These are copyrighted films the rights holder (which in the case of
>> POINTED HEELS in Universal which ones Paramount films made between
>> 1028-48) studios have not releases along with I would imagine tens of
>> thousands of others. The copies you have are bootlegs. I have seen
>> these titles online and at some of the film buff shows I go to so they
>> are not unique in any way just pirate copies of films the rights
>> holder has not released. There are studio films that are PD because
>> they were not renewed but this is very rare and it is safe to assume
>> anything made by a "real" studio after 1922 is copyrighted. One can do
>> copyright searches on titles like this but it is expensive and really
>> not necessary. The relatively small number of studio films that have
>> gone PD are generally known and very widely available ( Say SUDDENLY
>> or THE GENERAL)
>> In fact many "lost" films like LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, 4 DEVILS and
>> whole lot of early sound Fox films are still copyrighted even if they
>> don't exist.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Stanton, Kim  wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My library recently received a large donation of early studio films on VHS
>>> format. The majority were official releases, but I have two hanging out that
>>> came from one of those rare/vintage mail order video companies. The quality
>>> is not so hot - they look like low end telecine transfers.   I don't know
>>> the copyright renewal status of either film, so I don't know if these are
>>> Public Domain or not.   I haven't been able to find copies for sale on
>>> Amazon, with a quick Google search or listed in Worldcat - if these are
>>> legal PD copies and super rare I'd like to keep them, despite the kind of
>>> crappy quality.  Does anyone have any info on the PD status of these
>>> particular titles or other resources I could consult? Should I assume that
>>> most majors studios renewed copyright on all their pre-1968 films or was it
>>> more case by case than that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> · Pointed Heels (1929), William Powell, Helen Kane; Paramount
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
>>>
>>> · Happy Days (1930), Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell; Fox Film Corp
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020949/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kim
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.

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distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?

[Bob Norris]

I got curious Kim. I looked up Pointed Heels. As Jessica says, Paramount 
Pictures Corp is the copyright holder, along with Emka, LTD. Had never heard of 
Emka. Turns out to be set up with the sole function of overseeing the Pre-1950 
Paramount Pictures library. A corporate shell deal.

I gave up on Happy Days. Too many to sort through. But infinitesimal percent 
chance that Fox let the copyright lapse.


On Apr 7, 2014, at 5:24 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
> 
>   1. Re: Public Domain studio films? (Jessica Rosner)
>
> From: Jessica Rosner 
> Date: April 7, 2014 3:46:41 PM CDT
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Domain studio films?
> Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> 
> 
> These are copyrighted films the rights holder (which in the case of
> POINTED HEELS in Universal which ones Paramount films made between
> 1028-48) studios have not releases along with I would imagine tens of
> thousands of others. The copies you have are bootlegs. I have seen
> these titles online and at some of the film buff shows I go to so they
> are not unique in any way just pirate copies of films the rights
> holder has not released. There are studio films that are PD because
> they were not renewed but this is very rare and it is safe to assume
> anything made by a "real" studio after 1922 is copyrighted. One can do
> copyright searches on titles like this but it is expensive and really
> not necessary. The relatively small number of studio films that have
> gone PD are generally known and very widely available ( Say SUDDENLY
> or THE GENERAL)
> In fact many "lost" films like LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, 4 DEVILS and
> whole lot of early sound Fox films are still copyrighted even if they
> don't exist.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Stanton, Kim  wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My library recently received a large donation of early studio films on VHS
>> format. The majority were official releases, but I have two hanging out that
>> came from one of those rare/vintage mail order video companies. The quality
>> is not so hot - they look like low end telecine transfers.   I don't know
>> the copyright renewal status of either film, so I don't know if these are
>> Public Domain or not.   I haven't been able to find copies for sale on
>> Amazon, with a quick Google search or listed in Worldcat - if these are
>> legal PD copies and super rare I'd like to keep them, despite the kind of
>> crappy quality.  Does anyone have any info on the PD status of these
>> particular titles or other resources I could consult? Should I assume that
>> most majors studios renewed copyright on all their pre-1968 films or was it
>> more case by case than that?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> · Pointed Heels (1929), William Powell, Helen Kane; Paramount
>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
>> 
>> · Happy Days (1930), Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell; Fox Film Corp
>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020949/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Kim
>> 
>> 



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