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>>> Oksana Dykyj <oks...@alcor.concordia.ca> 9/23/2010 11:53 AM >>> That's great to hear, Dennis. When the cost is only $8/month (or the cost of 2 lattes), students and faculty can potentially get their own personal accounts and watch what they need on their own laptops or viewing devices on their own time, without ever visiting a library. This obviously does not deal with the issue of teaching, on campus, and classroom use, but if the streaming catalogue improves to the point of having titles that are minimally in the Film Studies canon, it may take off as an alternate way of students getting access to materials without having the material on university servers. Rather than buying an additional textbook they get a personal subscription to Netflix. Personally, I would prefer to watch a Blu-ray on a THX-certified 65" 1080p monitor, but many people would prefer the convenience of having instant accessibility. Oksana Dear Oksana, Netflix Canada is just getting started. In a few weeks there'll be a lot more films including some from Milestone. And I haven't seen the contract, but there are a few titles for Canada that the US don't have from us. Best, Dennis On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Oksana Dykyj <oks...@alcor.concordia.ca ( mailto:oks...@alcor.concordia.ca )> wrote: Hello all, Netflix streaming was introduced in Canada yesterday with much fanfare. I was just reviewing the terms of use on the Netflix.ca site. It only offers a streaming service for $7.99/month. At this point all of the films I checked that are available for streaming in the U.S. are not available for streaming in Canada, and I checked about a dozen. Here are some interesting quotes from the terms of use: TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, WE AND OUR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that the information accessible via our site is accurate, complete or current. We do not represent or guarantee that your use of the Netflix service will be free from interruption, loss, corruption, attack, viruses, interference, hacking, or other security intrusion and we disclaim any liability with respect thereto. No oral or written information or advice given by us or our authorized representative shall create a warranty or otherwise constitute a representation binding upon Netflix or its affiliated parties. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: BY USING OUR SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE (1) TO THE NETFLIX SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOUND HERE ( http://www.netflix.ca/TermsOfUse?id=6433 ) AS SUCH MAY BE AMENDED OR ADDED TO FROM TIME TO TIME AND (2) TO RECEIVE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE OR PROMPTING, UPDATED VERSIONS OF THE NETFLIX AND RELATED THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOREGOING TERMS, DO NOT USE OUR SERVICE. You may not download (other than through page caching necessary for personal use, or as otherwise expressly permitted by these Terms of Use), modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, duplicate, publish, license, create derivative works from, or offer for sale any information contained on, or obtained from or through, the Netflix service, without our express written consent. Oksana Oksana Dykyj Head, Visual Media Resources Faculty of Fine Arts Concordia University Montreal, Canada 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. -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com ( http://www.milestonefilms.com/ ) www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com ( http://www.arayafilm.com/ ) www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com ( http://www.wordisoutmovie.com/ ) www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! 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.
