Hi Kim, Thanks for pointing this out. I noticed a similar issue with "The Visit" (w/Bergman & Quinn). We tried to purchase a DVD copy but only found a pirated version. However, Amazon.com offers it online for individual use: http://www.amazon.com/The-Visit/dp/B001V6F1YM
> Is this another sign of an impending physical media apocalypse? I think so, and it's also happening rapidly w/audio. More and more audio content is only being offered as an iTunes or Amazon download: no CD available. And trying to negotiate an institutional license for this content can be both time consuming and expensive. I tried with a few iTunes only tracks from the LA Phil. After being bounced around through music industry email, I ended up at UMG. They said it would be possible to create an institutional, in-library use license for maybe 1/4 of a symphony, but that it would cost $250 for processing + more for licensing. It would also be a temporary license, lasting maybe one or two years. We declined, and so go library collections. John _________ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center vall...@uw.edu 206-616-1210 http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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.
