That catarchive.com is able to do so, provide permission to duplicate or sell new DVD copies is terrific. I have some catarchive titles I need to replace.
But the reality is that for many titles by many producers and/or distributors, that is not possible. So the Catarchive approach is not the "only" "efficient and civilized" approach. US Copyright provides specific recourse for libraries NOT able to find new copies of the titles in their VHS (or 3/4 or beta, orŠ.) collections -deg On 1/13/15 2:01 PM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: > >Our extensive archive of arts, documentary and performance footage. -- >catarchive.com -- was only available on VHS for the first thirty years, >and is now available only on DVD. When we are asked by a library if they >can transfer their old VHS to DVD we say yes....and if you want us to >sell you a DVD from our master, we can do that too. That seems to me the >only efficient and civilized way to meet the challenge of one technology >obsoleting another. >Stephan Chodorov >Creative Arts Television 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.
