[Videolib] PPR / Paid Admission Question
I thought I was pretty well-versed in Public Performance Rights, however I just had a question that has me a bit stumped. We have been indicating in our cataloging records when a media item has been purchased with Public Performance Rights, and I often show faculty interested in programming film series how they can search our catalog for these titles. These have always been for non-paying audiences. Today I spoke with a faculty member who is proposing to rent out a local non-profit theater, and wants to charge admission to recoup the rental costs. It dawned on me that I've never dealt with or considered the paid admission / PPR scenario. So: There is no one definition of PPR, is there? Meaning, some distributors may say that PPR includes the 'right' to charge admission, while others will stipulate that it's only applicable for 'free' admission? My hunch is that the faculty member will need to contact the distributors for clarification. Your $.02? Thank you, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Instructional Media Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ 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] PPR / Paid Admission Question
Virtually all PPR licenses forbid charging admission and nearly all would in fact prevent any off campus showing. It is very unlikely he could use any of your titles without making a totally separate rental deal with the rights holder. There would be little point in distributors selling PPR if someone could just take the item off campus and show it with or without admission. On the bright side depending on the titles I suspect most distributors would be willing to work with the faculty member on a decent deal. On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Meghann Matwichuk mtw...@udel.edu wrote: I thought I was pretty well-versed in Public Performance Rights, however I just had a question that has me a bit stumped. We have been indicating in our cataloging records when a media item has been purchased with Public Performance Rights, and I often show faculty interested in programming film series how they can search our catalog for these titles. These have always been for non-paying audiences. Today I spoke with a faculty member who is proposing to rent out a local non-profit theater, and wants to charge admission to recoup the rental costs. It dawned on me that I've never dealt with or considered the paid admission / PPR scenario. So: There is no one definition of PPR, is there? Meaning, some distributors may say that PPR includes the 'right' to charge admission, while others will stipulate that it's only applicable for 'free' admission? My hunch is that the faculty member will need to contact the distributors for clarification. Your $.02? Thank you, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Instructional Media Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ 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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com 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] PPR / Paid Admission Question
Meghann, for once, I agree with Jessica. Public Performance Rights that are sold to education are also called Non-Theatrical Rights and, almost always, do NOT include the right to charge admission OR to show it to an audience outside the mandate of the purchasing institution. Again, Jessica is correct that working with the distributor or producer may result in a fee that is reasonable for all concerned. Susan Meghann Matwichuk wrote: I thought I was pretty well-versed in Public Performance Rights, however I just had a question that has me a bit stumped. We have been indicating in our cataloging records when a media item has been purchased with Public Performance Rights, and I often show faculty interested in programming film series how they can search our catalog for these titles. These have always been for non-paying audiences. Today I spoke with a faculty member who is proposing to rent out a local non-profit theater, and wants to charge admission to recoup the rental costs. It dawned on me that I've never dealt with or considered the paid admission / PPR scenario. So: There is no one definition of PPR, is there? Meaning, some distributors may say that PPR includes the 'right' to charge admission, while others will stipulate that it's only applicable for 'free' admission? My hunch is that the faculty member will need to contact the distributors for clarification. Your $.02? Thank you, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Instructional Media Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ 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. -- Susan Weber, Librarian Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Tel. 604-323-5533 email: swe...@langara.bc.ca 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] PPR / Paid Admission Question
for once Susan? Gee I am hurt. Meghann I suggest your prof approach the distributors and say that while the school has the right to show these on campus, he/she wants to take them to a broader audience and keeping in mind that the school has presumably already paid a nice fee for them and Newark is not exactly a major market for art films and they have costs associated with using the theater, could the distributor cut them a really good deal? On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Susan Weber swe...@langara.bc.ca wrote: Meghann, for once, I agree with Jessica. Public Performance Rights that are sold to education are also called Non-Theatrical Rights and, almost always, do NOT include the right to charge admission OR to show it to an audience outside the mandate of the purchasing institution. Again, Jessica is correct that working with the distributor or producer may result in a fee that is reasonable for all concerned. Susan Meghann Matwichuk wrote: I thought I was pretty well-versed in Public Performance Rights, however I just had a question that has me a bit stumped. We have been indicating in our cataloging records when a media item has been purchased with Public Performance Rights, and I often show faculty interested in programming film series how they can search our catalog for these titles. These have always been for non-paying audiences. Today I spoke with a faculty member who is proposing to rent out a local non-profit theater, and wants to charge admission to recoup the rental costs. It dawned on me that I've never dealt with or considered the paid admission / PPR scenario. So: There is no one definition of PPR, is there? Meaning, some distributors may say that PPR includes the 'right' to charge admission, while others will stipulate that it's only applicable for 'free' admission? My hunch is that the faculty member will need to contact the distributors for clarification. Your $.02? Thank you, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Instructional Media Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ -- 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. -- Susan Weber, Librarian Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Tel. 604-323-5533 email: swe...@langara.bc.ca 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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com 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.
