Dear Dorcas other friends
It's not for me to change the rules laws, I have to continue to work
distributing I accept the First sale rulings but my position is what about
no sale copies, Previews even Presents, when there was no first sale.
The advice to make the festivals sign an agreement is
A practical solution would be to make sure all your screeners are clearly
marked screener and are heavily watermarked with SCREENER throughout the
film. As I mentioned this probably does not afford you legal protection but
it would make the copy unsuitable for a library and would tip the librarian
Dear Collective Librarian knowledge of what is permitted or not, The
following is an exchange of mails, I have rubbed out the name of the
University library,
My query is: can a library accept a DVD without knowing if they have
permission to use it?
Nahum Laufer
No simple answer without knowing how the item was acquired. In the past
many libraries had a policy against accepting screeners however it is
less so now. There was a major back and forth on the listserv about a year
ago involving a festival that had donated hundreds and hundreds of
screenersit
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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of nahum laufer
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:07 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] World Cat
Dear Collective Librarian knowledge of what is permitted or not, The following
Nahum! Assuming that the gift DVD is legitimate (and not a bootleg
copy) then--yes,
I very much believe that a library can accept it. The gift DVD can be
allowed to circulate
as part of the collection and can be shown in the context of a formal
classroom presentation.
However, if--say--a campus
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] World Cat
Dear Collective Librarian knowledge of what is permitted or not, The
following is an exchange of mails, I have rubbed out the name of the
University library, My query is: can a library accept a DVD without
knowing if they have permission
Title 17, section 109, of the US Code:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106 (3), the owner of a particular
copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by
such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell
or otherwise
