They can be sued and forced to stop BUT as a state institution they won't have to pay any damages for what they do. This makes it more expensive for rights holders to sue them, but under the circumstances I don't think they have any choice.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Shoaf,Judith P <jsh...@ufl.edu> wrote: > Isn't there some legality involved, along the lines that violation of > intellectual property laws is a federal crime but states (e.g. California > and its institutions) can't be sued in federal court? > > Judy Shoaf, at a state institution. > > 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. >
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.
