Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-06 Thread Maxwell Wolkin
New York, NY 10001 P: 212.941.7744 x211 Direct: 212.941.7647 Message: 1 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 16:42:13 -0700 From: Randy Pitman vid...@videolibrarian.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: 06F7B7EE43EA4AA1A9565A96ACBC4EEC@PitmanPC Content

[Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Maxwell Wolkin
Hi all, I noticed an article in a nearby public library's monthly newspaper (I won't mention which one) with the headline Roku: A new way to borrow movies. The idea is to circulate Roku sticks that have access to a Vudu account (transactional digital video service similar to purchasing a movie

Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Randy Pitman
, 2015 3:45 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation Hi Maxwell, First sale only applies to *sales* of films, which is less obvious a statement than it seems, since Vudu’s terms of service state the following: “In order to access and use the VUDU Service

Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Randy Pitman
NE Nine Boulder Dr. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Tel: (360) 626-1259 Fax (360) 626-1260 E-mail: vid...@videolibrarian.com Web: www.videolibrarian.com From: Bergman, Barbara J Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 4:11 PM To: mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation I hadn't heard

Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Andrew Horbal
@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation Hi Maxwell, Several libraries are doing this, and I can’t imagine this approach spontaneously springing up in different places. I’m guessing Roku is ok with this (and that OverDrive might be involved). And that’s about as much vague

Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Bergman, Barbara J
I've been considering circulating Roku boxes to provide access to the International channels available. I know some libraries are loading the digital Ultraviolet copy that comes with many BluRay/DVD purchases, and is then viewed with Vudu. I consider this a questionable practice since it is

Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation

2015-07-01 Thread Bergman, Barbara J
Horbalmailto:ahor...@umd.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Roku circulation Hi Maxwell, First sale only applies to *sales* of films, which is less obvious a statement than it seems, since Vudu’s terms