Re: [Videolib] Can we burn DVDs of The Machine That Changed the World?

It doesn't have to be in the PD in order for it to qualify for replacement copying under Section 108, Jessica: 108 can be invoked as soon as the library or archives has, after a reasonable effort, determined that an unused replacement cannot be obtained at a fair price. Recent discussions with

Re: [Videolib] Can we burn DVDs of The Machine That Changed the World?

Hi James The Mellon project I'm working on has to do with preservation of out-of-distribution works. All this talk about 108 is, of course, a central issue for this project. The project is initially focused on identifying such stuff in three collections (NYU/Avery Fisher, Berkeley, and Loyola,

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

I think that this is what happens when the professionals most closely involved and aligned with content selection and management are not consulted or involved. This is the root of the UCLA issue, as well, in my view. The LCA/ARL opinions are, in my opinion and only my opinion, abstracted,

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

I don't think there IS a difference...that's what drives me crazy about the licensing models now in place: where we could, in the past, buy once and show many, now we're forced into paying repeatedly for the same privilege. SOMETHING has got to change. On the other hand, I think what this

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

uh...well OK...This is part of ARL's response to the UCLA case. I think the jury is still definitely out, despite what ARL thinks. The thing that's frustrating about this pronouncement is the fact that it was shepherded thru without any participation whatsoever from media librarians--in other

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

The bottom line is, Hannah, it's gonna take test cases to solve this. There are no existing legal realities in this area--only informed opinion and speculation. Colleagues and I have been advocating and generally working our brains out on these issues for years... Gary By the way: the original

Re: [Videolib] Seeking recent media journal citations..

Hi Scott The Volume 58, Number 3, Winter 2010 of Library Trends is Devoted to media and media collections. Introduction: Current Trends in Academic Media Collections and Services Ciara Healy pp. 321-323 License to Look: Evolving Models for Library Video Acquisition and Access Gary Handman pp.

[Videolib] Unsubscribing from Videolib and videonews

Hi all I'm back from NY--great meeting re the Mellon funded video preservation project I've talked about earlier. (The single most horrifying plane ride in my 40 years of plane travel...2 huge lightening strikes on the wing and enormous wind shear...I take the train next time) Some really

Re: [Videolib] Mein Krieg DVD

It's not in DVD distribution. Make a DVD replacement copy under Section 108 of the copyright law. The law requires initial attempts to purchase a legit replacement at fair market, but I am certain that it can be demonstrated that $300 is not fair market. The one catch is that 108 mandates that

Re: [Videolib] Sam Shepard's True West

Nope...one of thousands of missing in action casualties in the vhs to dvd swing. Just imagine what's gonna transpire if Blu-ray takes over the universe. gary Has Sam Shepard's True West ever been released on DVD?? Thanks! __ Chris

[Videolib] L'Atalante

Hi all The Artificial Eye Complete Jean Vigo is available from various sellers via amazon uk...a beautiful set, but in non-US code (also a bit costy) Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu

Re: [Videolib] Re-Posting/clarification Query RE: Academic Libraries with Genocide Collections in Media

Hi Rue We do not have a defined program in Genocide Studies, although there is obviously a great interest in various other disciplines/programs (Jewish Studies. African Studies, Slavic and Eastern European Studies, etc. etc. I buy heavily in this area: see, for eg:

Re: [Videolib] Face to Face Exception/Parenting Classes

Hi Dylan I'd say the FTF exemption COULD apply if there were no fees involved and if the class were held in a place of regular instruction--i.e. in an institutional classroom or meeting space, not i someone's living room. The video shown must also be a part of instruction (i.e. I don't think

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

Ding ding ding ding why this should not happen is currently being hotly contested: see the UCLA case: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-to-re-start-streaming-of-154601.aspx gary handman Hi all, I hate to raise this issue again, but apparently the computer geeks on campus are

Re: [Videolib] Video clips

Arg! Let's stop and breath. There are two issues going on here: The DMCA issues have (or had) to do with the proscription against breaking encryption on DVDs to extract clips. The law was recently amended to allow faculty in all disciplines an exemption to break extract DVD/digital clips for

Re: [Videolib] Desert Island list

Hey deg I think an update would be groovy...on the other hand, putting this list together initially turned out to be nearly impossible...for one thing, the issue of whose core list? keeps popping up: public libraries, school libraries, higher ed...the list would be totally unmanageable if it

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

I'm with you on all counts, Dennis I am informally enjoined (more like a friendly request) by UC counsel from offering too many opinions in this matter, but I'm with you. gary Gary, to be fair, I did bring UCLA up in my first email and suggested this is all up in the air. And also to be

Re: [Videolib] Streaming within a password protected course management system

Hi Pat I'd say you need to acquire a license; others may not. I personally would find it very difficult claiming fair use or TEACH exemptions in such a case. gary handman Hi all, Let me clarify-the films streamed are documentaries produced for educational use-not feature films. The

[Videolib] Re: Library CD sampler project‏

Hi Reno and welcome to the list Unfortunately, I don't think your project would have any legal--i.e. fair use--leg to stand on whatsoever, snippit or not... It's one thing to extract a limited number of short clips for use in educational or scholarly contexts; it's another thing altogether to

Re: [Videolib] educational/sponsored/govt films of the 1950s

Hi Pat As you know, most of the 50s capitalist propaganda films were works for hire, made to support similar agendas by commercial firms, or cranked out by government sponsored programs (e.g., United States Information Agency). Since these were commercial or educational films intended for highly

Re: [Videolib] vhs question

We just did a review of our international feature films on tape (about 3,500 titles); we found that about 1,400 are not currently available in any format (most have never been released on DVD). gary When I pulled stats for our top circulating VHS tapes (looked at overall circs limited to

Re: [Videolib] A fair use question re: faculty development

Hi...your making my brain hurt, Susan A lot of this kind of stuff boils down to risk assessment. If it were me, I'd show the damn thing and be done with it. It seems to me that your good-faith efforts are good enough for your particular situation (Save your paper trail, though) Gary Looks

[Videolib] From Bluegrass to Broadway: Your assistance needede

Hi all I am currently serving as an advisor on a planning grant funded by the NEH, awarded to the Tribeca Film Institute for a project entitled From Bluegrass to Broadway, a film history of popular music in America. (I've attached a summary of the project.) Tim Gunn, the project director, is

Re: [Videolib] vhs question

Hi Jay I'm afraid you're advertising again. As I mentioned to you earlier, replies to member queries regarding specific titles or specific areas of interest are fine on this list; the type of unsolicited or generically commercial post you just sent is not. Let me know if you have questions.

Re: [Videolib] vhs question

It's too general for my taste, Jana. There are lots of OP distributors out there. Responses to the following types of queries are appropriate for videolib: 1. I'm looking for videos about topic X 2. I'm looking for videos by director X 3. I'm trying to see if film X was ever released on DVD

Re: [Videolib] Films about words

Hey Jacki I'm very familiar with your work (we own a copy in the Media Center)...it definitely fits. Not sure whether my friend is just interested in mainstream features, but if not, I'll definitely recommend your film. gary Hi Gary, At the risk of seeming self serving, my film LETTERS NOT

[Videolib] Cool reference question...your assistance?

Hi all An ex-Berkeley faculty friend has posed a very cool reference question...I can use your help: I'm looking for examples of films that do interesting things with words, either written or spoken, or (at the other extreme) try to do without words. I've got lots of silent films with title

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

No. Basically you're talking about international copyright, which applies to all equally. Gary Handman Hi there - This is a PAL permissions question. Are there differences in permission requirements for libraries versus campus foreign language tech centers for PAL DVD conversion to

Re: [Videolib] Happy Halloween from Berkeley

Thanks, Nancy. It was difficult to pick. Your choices are among my absolute faves, too! This was sort of an interesting exercise: made me realize what a basically old fashioned cinema guy I really am (at least apropos to horror)...slashers, torture porn, and even Bava and Argento don't

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

The form is at: https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Unfortunately, you'll have to request your password (FORGET YOUR PASSWORD?) It's a stupid mail system, but I have no control. gary Gary, I am on my way out of the office to go to NMM - can you remind

Re: [Videolib] again: videolib vs videonews

Or, alternatively, Jessica and I can continue to snipe at each other in the void...pretty much the same thing we always do, but with fewer people to annoy. Gary Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would

Re: [Videolib] WB Archive

Hi In my experience, studio and network sites (such as Warners, HBO, etc.) are little more than dumb, automated fulfillment machines. Unlikely you're gonna get past the tax exempt issue. Re amazon and paying more...may be they charge a bit more, but you always need to factor in the

Re: [Videolib] Two unrelated questions - copyright and phonograph records

Question 1: This is totally counter-intuitive (and just plain stupid), but, Section 108 of the copyright law sez that if the title in hand is no longer in distribution or obtainable at fair-market elsewhere (in the same or other formats) you can make a copy. The copy (not the original!!!) is to

Re: [Videolib] Two unrelated questions - copyright and phonograph records

Hy deg VHS to VHS...sorta like copying 8 track to 4 track, no? gary The restriction to use in the library only pertains to the digital copy (DVD). So if you were to copy a VHS to VHS (tho unlikely) the copy can leave the premises Also, it's important to note that the section permit

Re: [Videolib] Two unrelated questions - copyright and phonograph records

No gary New but related question, if a professor needs to screen a video that's only on VHS (no DVD version is available for purchase), but the classroom they're in doesn't have a VCR, could a DVD copy be made for use in the classroom? Matt __ Matt Ball

Re: [Videolib] adios vhs?

VHS degradation hasn't been a major issue for us, particularly since the circulation of vhs has been declining for the past 10 years. gary One advantage of working for a vendor rather than a library is that I never have to weed or worry about storage space. However, in my personal

Re: [Videolib] adios vhs?

Unfortunately, Mike, storage at UC can't be negotiated. We have a huge remote storage facility (about 6 miles from here). Individual unit quotas for sending stuff out are strictly governed by dollars and space availability. Negotiation is pretty much out of the question. Again, the prospect of

[Videolib] BBC Shakespeare redux

Hi all Remember months back when I floated an offer to give away (for the price of postage) the 39 BBC Shakespeare plays on vhs? Well, we're getting ready to do a massive Fall cleaning of MRC and I'm making the offer again. The vhs copies are in serviceable condition--they've been struck from

[Videolib] adios vhs?

Hi all I think I need input and/or moral support: for various reasons having to do with space and projected library renovation plans here at UCB, I'm taking a hard and fairly ruthless look at the collection. We currently have somewhere around 5K international cinema titles, about 96% of which

Re: [Videolib] Video Conversion Service?? Helical Scan -to- digital

Hi Chuck What kinds of stuff? Commercially produced? What? Specifics, pls (you can email me off the list, if you wish) gary Thanks Gary, These are U-matic tapes, total of 5. Tech requirements would be high bit rate MPEG-2 (exact specs could be discusssed if needed) ... so it would be

Re: [Videolib] Video Conversion Service?? Helical Scan -to- digital

and you really want to spend time and money digitizing this stuff? h gary It's stuff we, the University, has the intellectual rights on ... old University (our University) marketing/promotional videos produced by Florida State. Chuck On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:29 PM,

Re: [Videolib] Wondering about qualifications

Hi David This is an interesting and perennial question... After having worked in this business for close to 30 years, it's clear to me that one major qualification for being a media librarian is the willingness to work in other areas before getting a gig as a media librarian. At the risk of

Re: [Videolib] Love Machine (2001)

Hi Patty You should contact Peter Asaro at http://www.peterasaro.org/ Gary Handman Thank you Jay, it's not the correct movie, here's more information from IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm798593792/tt1028550 Love Machine Poster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X Users: 8.5/10

Re: [Videolib] Twitter Question

I'm probably a grumpy minority voice, but I find all things twittery profoundly annoying...like a fly on a hot day constantly buzzing in the ear. You got something to say, say it in sufficient length and depth as to be useful. gary handman Dear All, A question for the collective: have you

Re: [Videolib] Twitter Question

I TOLD you I was probably a minority voice. Twitter (and most blogs) always remind me of my hero, Neil Postman, talking about the death of effective public discourse (killed under a crush of buzz, shallow banter, tweet, and endless electronic noise). But then again, I also lament the death of

Re: [Videolib] Stanley Fish, Literary Criticism and HOWL

Hi Elizabeth Well, although I haven't seen the film yet (I will--I'm a HUGE AG fan), I doubt that it (or ANY feature film) can be said to be effective literary criticism. The narrative and cinematic structure of features and their ultimate goal (box office receipts, always) generally put these

Re: [Videolib] Stanley Fish, Literary Criticism and HOWL

Thanks, E. Listening to Zizek always makes me feel as if I've been through a couple of rounds of electroshock therapy. I was a Gitanes smoker also, for a short period, until all my friends abandoned me (although I do still have a proclivity for hipster black) Sartre never rattled my existential

[Videolib] Stanley Fish ...Yipes

Yow! I meant my last ramble for Elizabeth only, not the list at large. Sory folks. g 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

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

Reserve books are inventoriable...they presumably get cataloged and become part of the library's collection, no? gary Hi Kim, I guess I disagree with Gary. Short term access to resources for classes is something we've provided for forever in Reserve Services here at the University of

Re: [Videolib] Best Practices for Managing Video Collections

There is no such thing. At risk of shamelessly flacking my work, my Greenwood book has stuff in it that still holds true: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1658.aspx There are a handful of Guidelines out there Kris Brancolini's Audiovisual policies in ARL libraries is looking a bit shaggy

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

Hey Kim As you know, this is one of the many things that gets me seeing crimson. I am categorically NOT one of those librarian types that refuses to let go of traditional function or to embrace new...but: I can see no justification whatsoever for libraries getting into the business of picking

Re: [Videolib] evaluating library hosted streaming video

Hi Amanda Let me toy with your question a bit. First of all, let's dispense with the whole issue of image quality. Unless an institution is going to be storing and pumping huge chunks of uncompressed video over the the wires (thus almost certainly bringing down the network), there are limits to

[Videolib] Public Domain for sale???

Hi all Just came across something sort of odd. I notice that Films Media is selling streaming licenses for a number of public domain films that are available absolutely free on the Internet Moving Image Archive. This doesn't seem right to me. Maybe our friends at Films.com can elaborate? Gary

Re: [Videolib] Question about streaming rights

Hi all With almost no exception, DVD enhancements, supplements, add-ons, bonuses, and the Special Features are almost completely ignored here. There are a few interesting exceptions. Last year, we bought the TV series Young Indiana Jones, which includes (I kid you not) over 20 hours of

Re: [Videolib] Marketing list of librarians?

Hi Joe There are two lists: videolib--a commercial-free discussion forum, and videonews--a new product and service bulletin board. You are not subscribed to the latter, so it's not that direction from which this stuff is coming at you. Video marketers have a large number of ways in which they

[Videolib] suck?

Ach Doktor Freud! I wrote suck things in the last post instead of such. Depending on your viewpoint (like Joe's), the former may be more accurate. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu

Re: [Videolib] Trying to unsubscribe

I've taken you off the list, Fred. Adios! gary handman I've tried the procedure to unsubscribe on the mailman website but it hasn't worked. How do i unsubsribe? Fred Sandner Head, Circulation/Media Services Finkelstein Memorial Library 24 Chestnut Street Spring Valley, NY 10977

Re: [Videolib] Public Domain for sale???

Check out http://films.com/id/17839/Prelinger_Archives_American_Thrift_Part_I_1962.htm I have a note into Rick Prelinger, who may or may not be aware of this. I have huge respect for Rick, so I hope it's not gary Can you forward some examples. J. Op 29-09-10 17:07,

Re: [Videolib] DVD enhancements

Totally agree, Brigid. I've been trying to extract and publicize (at least videographically speaking) interesting extras (see, for e.g. our Warner Brothers and MGM Animated Shorts videography http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/warnertoons.html) and Newsreel supplements

Re: [Videolib] Question about streaming rights

First Sale Digital licenses generally have nothing to do with First Sale...they're binding commercial contracts which supersede both Fair Use and First Sale rights gary handman Hi Dennis, This is very informatvie, thanks for taking the time to explain things from the disrtibutor

Re: [Videolib] Question about streaming rights

That's OK, Matt I've been at this gig close to 27 years and I still haven't gotten it figured out gary Thanks Jessica (and Gary). It's my goal this semester to get copyright figured out so until them I'm sure I'll misuse its different components a lot. Including Fair Use, which does

Re: [Videolib] Blu-Ray in libraries

Check back with me in five years, Dennis... Bluray = BetaMax gary Not to piss Gary or anyone off, but as I've mentioned before, DVD sales are way down and the journalists are much more interested in covering bluray. Add to that my films usually start with $10,000 to $50, film

Re: [Videolib] Seeking duplication permission for NET program Free at Last

Hi Lyn If you acquired the 16mm prints legally, you're mostly likely covered for transfer to DVD (or other formats)under Section 108 of the copyright law. The issue remains: 108 stipulates that the duplicated/transferred copy be used within the library building...my personal approach to this

Re: [Videolib] Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions

Technically, no one really owns a purchased copy of a piece of media, ever. You acquire the piece with certain rights and/or stipulations (right to screen or view it in certain contexts, etc. etc.) Most purchase transactions are implicitly or explicitly contractual and for the life of the

Re: [Videolib] Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions

No court in the land that wouldn't accept 108 as applicable, Jessica. Let's face it, 16mm, if not obsolete, is increasingly arcane and unusable in most teaching contexts. I'm totally with you on knee-jerk conversions from vhs to DVD), but this ain't a matter of convenience, at all. Gary

Re: [Videolib] Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions

All good points, Dennis...I adore 16mm (and 35 and 70...) However: Consider this: UC Berkeley, one of the premiere educational institutions in the world, does not have a single, working 16mm projector on campus (the PFA doesn't count...they're a world unto their own). I'm sure I'm not alone.

Re: [Videolib] Video Selection: Subject Selector or Media Specialist?

Hi Ben...you ARE a curious guy At UCB I'm the primary selector for video across disciplines. I have my own budget, which serves all disciplines. Occasionally, other subject selectors will request a title (generally something requested of them by their faculty)...often they pay and we house it

Re: [Videolib] Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions

First Sale has to do with commercial property transfer exclusively, I think. In other words, it has to do with the rights of legal buyers. The NetFlix transaction is a rental--a temporary lease?--and is, I would imagine, a different can o' worms. But then again, I'm in no way positive. gary

Re: [Videolib] trivia

The Coens work on the same movie...think the question was re brothers involved in separate movies. gary In a message dated 9/20/10 9:25:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu writes: A trivia note: Both Ben and Casey Affleck (brothers) have directed films that are in

Re: [Videolib] Organic popcorn at library screenings?

oh for god's sake...you'd think you were in Berkeley gary Something to chew on: Would your library consider switching to USDA certified organic-popcorn in light of the fact that non-organic popcorn is on the FDA's list of the top ten foods most contaminated with toxic pesticides and

Re: [Videolib] Question about K-12 classroom materials

Hi Well, if they'll sell it to you at home video prices, take it. Copyright law allows the use of copyrighted materials in valid, face-to-face teaching. In other words, anything in the home video market (stuff sold via amazon, etc.) can be used in the service of teaching without having to pop

Re: [Videolib] Variety Archive

Thanks, Jen I'll let my colleagues know of this exciting development. Thanks from all of us for moving forward on this project! Gary Gary: Thank you for reaching out to Variety. I am the general manager who oversees Variety's digital properties, including the archive. We are

Re: [Videolib] For Profit Library

Yeah performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to-face teaching activities of a nonprofit educational institution, See http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#110 gary handman Hello all, Does the fact that my school is for-profit rule out all

[Videolib] videonews

Hi all I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity... VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post

Re: [Videolib] Looking for Video Conversion and YouTube Guidelines

1) For the [theoretically] short-term, one time use: Does Kastenmeier apply to online content? 2) For the long-term archival use: What should the role of the library (or other campus unit) be in facilitating long-term access to online video content not available for sale? Both

Re: [Videolib] Friday question (on a Wednesday)

In which case, I nominate Der Untergang gary I didn't realize you could choose BAD leadership! Definitely LORD OF THE FLIES. Best, Dennis On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Jana Atkins jatki...@uco.edu wrote: And with that example, We Are Marshall is another good mention for the same

Re: [Videolib] Looking for Video Conversion and YouTube Guidelines

Not true. Off-air copies made by individuals are perfectly legal (that's what the the Sony Betamax case was all about...it's called time shifting, Jessica). The use of off-air material in the classroom is not covered by Title 117 at all, but the Kastenmeier Guidelines are generally considered a

Re: [Videolib] Looking for Video Conversion and YouTube Guidelines

Right... Remember that these are simply guidelines, not law. I think, however, that long-term retention and use puts one on pretty thin ice. Gary Gary, the Kastenmeier guidelines for using material taped off-air (by institutions) involve showing it once and erasing the program after 45

Re: [Videolib] Looking for Video Conversion and YouTube Guidelines

Read the Kastenmeier Guidelines, Jessica. These frame time limits for retention, but the use of whole off-air works is perfectly legal otherwise. gary Home copies are for individuals Gary. If they were legal copies you could sell and rent them but you can not. There is a BIG difference.

Re: [Videolib] W.W.H.L. D.?

Smoke a Gaulois and watch a Renoir film Gary What Would Henri Langlois Do? I don't ask myself Judy 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

Re: [Videolib] Video Collections for Academic Libraries

Hi Benjamin Berkeley's answers: Does your library still order DVD's primarily, or have you switched to online collections? Berkeley collects video materials based on the short- and long-term value of these resources to teaching and scholarship. We license materials for online delivery where

Re: [Videolib] Marc Records as QR Codes?

QR? nah... BUT, you wanna make us happy: include ISBN on your containers! Gary Dear wise(r) ones We know nothing about QR Codes, but are putting our virtual toe in the ... So, may I ask a coupla' more questions please: A) do any of you use QR codes for anything? B) if so, what? C)

Re: [Videolib] Streaming collections and bandwidth

Hi Unless you plan on very large numbers of concurrent users (which tends to be rare in most institutions), most hosted streamed collections are fairly easy on bandwidth (at least in my experience). Gary Handman I am investigating the Films Media Group streaming collections and also looking

Re: [Videolib] Nerves (1919)

Here's the cataloging for our copy: http://169.229.32.116:80/record=b16214898~S34 Bought from Edition Filmmuseum. I'm almost 100% it has never been released in the US. It's PAL, Region 0 with subtitles. Definitely worth getting! Gary Dear CW, Is Robert Reinert's Nerves/Nerven (1919)

Re: [Videolib] Copyright guidance please

Hi Vicky The short answer is--NO, she cannot legally transfer a WHOLE film to DVD. The longer answer is--YES, she can extract clips from the vhs and use them in teaching. Clipping from VHS to DVD is more than a bit cumbersome, however. It involves: 1. An analog/digital capture device--a

Re: [Videolib] Newsreel rights

Depends on the newsreel. Universal Newsreels (which can be bought on DVD from lots of places) are in the PD. March of Time is, I believe, still held by Time, Inc. (or whoever the hell owns Time now) The Hearst Metronome and Pathe newsreels are still owned, I think. I'd go with the Universal

Re: [Videolib] L.A. plays itself

We got ours directly from Thom gary handman Hi, I've tried for years to get a copy of this film, but always heard it was held up in copyright Hell, and so I stopped trying. Yet, I see that many of you have a copy - How did you do that? Did you contact Thom Andersen at Cal Arts directly,

Re: [Videolib] Some survey results

You want me to name names, Jon? Well, I am not nor have I ever been... I will venture my opinion that the model adopted by Alexander Street Press might be on the right track (up front buy-in (too high, I feel, in the case of ASP) and a yearly (low-ish) maintenance fee. The issue I have with ASP

Re: [Videolib] NMM takes the Odessa Steps by strategy

Hey there The Woody riff on Sergei is in Bananas gary OK, I have a question. When I saw this list, I expected to see Woody Allen's Take the Money and Run. I went to Youtube and found this delightful compilation which has most of the films Gary mentions:

Re: [Videolib] Online streaming sources

Well... The Internet Moving Image Archive (and others) have some cool stuff in them...but...what are the chances of these sources having the titles that faculty want/need. Pretty slim. The IA is largely PD/Open Source/Orphan stuff... I quake in my boots thinking about the (increasingly common)

Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection?

Videolib folks: A query for the collective wisdom: how do you all stay on top of current releases? I would very much like to collect these as automatically as possible, and free my time for hand-selecting the more obscure art, independent, and educational films. I am sure I'm not the only

Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battleship_Potemkin gh Speaking of the National Media Market. Have you looked at Gary¹s testimonial? The movie clip that is playing in the background looks familiar, but I can¹t place it. http://www.nmm.net/market_about_us.shtml Ursula Schwarz Save the

Re: [Videolib] NMM takes the Odessa Steps by strategy

Not to mention Parodies/homages to the Odessa Steps scene in Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin: Bananas (Woody Allen, 1971) Features a parody of the Odessa Steps scene from S. Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)[The] big Odessa moment comes near the

Re: [Videolib] More VHS/OP titles

ganz richtig! g A very small number of the titles enumerated in the list may no longer be available as individual dvds but can be purchased as part of larger sets---for example, *Watch on the Rhine* comes as part of of The Bette Davis Collection, Part 3 ; likewise, one can secure *A Member

Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 33, Issue 41

u kill me, Rick I was too lazy to yank Maria off the list during her seemingly endless vacation and in light of the attending vacation message glut. Hope the vacation was lovely, Maria. gary On 8/13/10 1:20 PM, Maria Soares maria.soa...@humber.ca sent this: I will be on vacation as of July

Re: [Videolib] acquisition

Well, there are other performances of Rite out there, but I do believe the Joffrey is no longer available on DVD or tape. It appears to be on YouTube (of course) gary Does anyone have ideas of where I might be able to find a copy of the film mentioned below? One of my professors is

Re: [Videolib] RE VHS Only

Edison was a notoriously cut-throat business guy and notoriously aggressive defender of his patent rights. I'm sure he'd have something to say about all of this... gary Nothing to add - but just think - all this over one of Thomas Edison's inventions - wonder what he'd think! Becky Tatar

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Really...cool, I'll take a look. Thanks, D. g I believe the 1931 Berlin Alexanderplatz is a bonus feature on Criterion's DVD release. DD Sent from my iPhone On Aug 11, 2010, at 12:21 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: ah what would I do without my daily Jessica annoyance. The

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We're talking about keeping stuff alive for use in working collections, Jessica. Not David Shepard territory. g. Well re section 108. If you have that deteriorating VHS you can't replace and do a transfer, it can't leave the library My argument was with the preservation' of said

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I don't know how I can make this any simpler, Jessica. If we own a tape and the the tape is no longer commercially distributed in either DVD or vhs (in the US or abroad or legally in the OP marketplace), then I'm gonna try to save it from the flames...it's what librarians do: we preserve the

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