Great point Susan! Those seven words have value IF they are followed
with two more: "in Canada". Based on my experiences with distributors
who make a habit of such misleading pronouncements, I sincerely doubt
that they are considering the two different markets. Most simply insist
that any film shown in a classroom, regardless of geography, requires a
special license -- which is just plain not the case. -- Meghann
On 5/25/2011 5:08 PM, Susan Weber wrote:
Now hold on, some of us, like us Canadians, need those seven words.
We've been paying those extra bucks since 16mm ceased to be commonly
used in the classroom.
Seems to me that the wording of Zipporah comes from mixing Canadian
and US law. End-result
is angering all of you Americans, though they are helpful to the
Canucks. (who won over San Jose last night)
Susan
Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
But, they're still propagating misinformation: "[T]he purchase price
of this film for colleges and universities is our list educational
price of $400, which includes public performance rights /so it can be
screened in classrooms/." It's either done with a very incomplete
understanding of the laws that affect their business, or it's
intentional misdirection. Either way it drives me batty. If the 'so
it can be screened in classrooms' had been left off, ok, I get it.
Tiered pricing. But slipping those seven words make me not want to
purchase their titles.
Grumble grumble,
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Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
On 5/24/2011 12:55 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote:
Here's the deal, Laura
Zipporah (and many others) are not charging high prices because you're
showing stuff in the classroom--they're charging these prices primarily
(exclusively) because they're selling to institutions and they feel those
are the prices the market will bear, including, in Zipporah's case, sales
to individuals.
Gary
Here's another case of a filmmaker wanting a large sum for the right to
show films in a classroom - Zipporah Films. In this case I was merely
purchasing a personal copy but they saw my university email address.
Comments?
Laura J. Ruede, MLS
Assistant Music/Media Librarian; Van Cliburn Archivist
Library Liaison to the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance
Mary Couts Burnett Library
Texas Christian University
From: Zipporah Films [mailto:ord...@zipporah.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:35 AM
To: Ruede, Laura
Subject: Zipporah Films Order 6501- university purchase?
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Ruede,
Thank you for your order of Frederick Wiseman's film BALLET. Since you
listed a school email address, I am writing to confirm whether you are
purchasing the film for home use. If not, the purchase price of this film
for colleges and universities is our list educational price of $400, which
includes public performance rights so it can be screened in classrooms.
I look forward to hearing from you soon so we can process your order.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Kasey Skeen
Office Manager
Zipporah Films, Inc.
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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
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