I've been exploring what latitude I have here at my institution to include films on DVD in our collection in a film series on world cities. The aim of my series would be to expose students to realms they have yet to imagine (much less experience) and get them thinking and talking about their filmic experience in an enlightening, horizon-expanding way. Which is where my recently developed interest in PPRs comes into it: if my proposed series is not shown in a scheduled class as part of a scheduled course, viewed only by students registered in that course, can I show a film at all? My understanding at this point is that the answer is "No."
Well then, does a so-called 'institutional license' or 'institutional price' convey the right to include a film (by default, a documentary) in a free, educational, on-campus film series? I'm assuming this depends upon the terms of said license-unless this caveat amounts to allowing vendor 'licensing' to constrain the right to use material for educational purposes. Is 'fair use' legally bounded by an educational institution's course catalog? So I've been trying to understand the where/when/how of PPR within the academic environment. (The 'given' in all this is that university counsels are quite conservative in anything related to Fair Use. No surprise.) Ideally, my series would contain theatrical release films as well as documentaries. But the more I learn, the more 'ideal' turns into 'naïve'... Kathy Edwards Art & Architecture Reference & Collection Development Librarian Emery A. Gunnin Architecture Library 112 Lee Hall Clemson University Clemson SC 29634 kat...@clemson.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 4:20 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Conf. Paper: ³Public Performance Rights Management in Academic Libraries² With all due respect I think that is a terrible and misleading title. I don't even think those claiming the right do digitize and stream films for students in classes would use the term " Public Performance Rights" which inevitably refers to showing a film to the public in public. Ironically I think the presenter is falling for the misleading information or set up used by some distributors who try to claim that an exempt "face to face" classroom use requires a PPR license. The much more contentious question and which IS in legal dispute is the use of films OUTSIDE the physical classroom and whether there is some special exemption that covers that under some reading of "fair use". I realize it is just the title and I presume the usual issues will come up, but I think it starts with a false premise of some kind. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu<mailto:deg.farre...@asu.edu>> wrote: >From INFODocket Looks like an interesting session at IFLA. -deg farrelly -- deg farrelly Mail Code 1006 Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403<tel:480.965.1403> Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu<mailto:deg.farre...@asu.edu> ------ Forwarded Message Feed: INFOdocket Posted on: Sunday, August 07, 2011 9:40 AM Subject: Conf. Paper: "Public Performance Rights Management in Academic Libraries" This paper will be presented at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly on August 17, 2011. Title: "Public Performance Rights Management in Academic Libraries" Author: Laura Jenenmann; George Mason University Libraries, Fairfax, VA From the Abstract: This paper will provide an overview of public performance rights for using [...] View article... <http://infodocket.com/2011/08/07/conf-paper-public-performance-rights-management-in-academic-libraries/> ------ End of Forwarded Message 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<mailto:jessicapros...@gmail.com>
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