I imagine they were being nice. I would be surprised if they owned the "real" DVD rights. Productions like this generally had video contracts for 5-10 years and again when you are dealing with something made for TV and based on a literary work it can be a nightmare to renegotiate rights for DVD let alone steaming. When DVD came in a large number of older contracts did not anticipate and thus people with the contracts had no rights for it and it is worse with streaming. It is not that a company that put out a VHS does not want to put out a DVD or that a company that put out a DVD does not want to stream it, but the rights can be very, very complicated which is why a lot of rights holders get especially upset when certain institutions and organizations feel it is OK to transfer and stream a title even they don't have the rights for but very possibly might be trying to acquire.
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Jo Ann Reynolds <jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu>wrote: > No, I am confused. > > > > They gave us permission to convert from VHS to DVD not to stream. > > > > Very sorry for the mix up. > > > > Jo Ann > > > > Jo Ann Reynolds > > Reserve Services Coordinator > > University of Connecticut > > Homer Babbidge Library > > Storrs, CT > > 860-486-1406 (p) > > 860-486-5636 (f) > > jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu > > http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources > > > > *Question Reality* > > > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:39 PM > > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Streaming Rights True West > > > > I am confused. What is the relation to the production? If they are related > to the 87 video release the odds for their having streaming right is next to > zero. > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Jo Ann Reynolds < > jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu> wrote: > > Contact in the Office of *Harold A. Thau* > > > > Joan A. Candee > > Advent Mgmt. Corp. > > 127 Hunters Creek > > Shelton, CT 06484 > > > > mailto:jcredst...@aol.com <jcredst...@aol.com> > > > > Jo Ann > > > > Jo Ann Reynolds > > Reserve Services Coordinator > > University of Connecticut > > Homer Babbidge Library > > Storrs, CT > > 860-486-1406 (p) > > 860-486-5636 (f) > > jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu > > http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources > > > > *Question Reality* > > > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Linkous, Kimberly A. > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:07 PM > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* [Videolib] Streaming Rights > > > > Hello – > > > > I was wondering if anyone might know who owns the rights to the film Sam > Shepard’s True West or more specifically, who I should contact to try to > obtain rights to stream this film. > > > > Thanks for any help you can give! > > > > Kim Linkous > > St. Louis Community College > > > > > > Sam Shepard's True west|h[videorecording] > > True West Video Productions ; a production of The Program Development > Company, Theatrical Division ; directed by Allan Goldstein ; produced by > Howard K. Grossman, John H. Williams ; play written by Sam Shepard. > > Shelburne, VT :|bAcademy Home Entertainment,|cc1987. > > 1 videocassette (110 min.) :|bsd., col. ;|c1/2 in. > > John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Sam Schact, Margaret Thomson. > > > 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. > > > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > jessicapros...@gmail.com > > 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. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com
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.
