No I don't think so. This was a commercial case of a company importing cheaper copies to sell in the US. I don't think library copies legally purchased from outside the US would be effected.
You may not believe this but companies are not that petty and don't have that much time unless like this is a widespread attempt to profit on someone's copyright or contract. On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Beth Clausen <b-clau...@northwestern.edu>wrote: > The big news for libraries is the potential negative effect on > Interlibrary Loan. If this holds – it is expected that this may nullify the > first sale doctrine for foreign-manufactured materials such as books (and > dvds) and therefore limit a library’s ability to loan the items. Can’t > imagine having to start to explain this to patrons – or try to follow this. > **** > > ** ** > > At least this is my understanding…but I’m not a lawyer. I look forward to > some statements by people who are experts in both the law and libraries. * > *** > > ** ** > > --Beth**** > > ** ** > > Beth E. Clausen**** > > Head, Access Services **** > > Northwestern University Library**** > > Evanston, IL 60208**** > > 847-491-2891**** > > b-clau...@northwestern.edu**** > > ** ** > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2011 1:23 PM > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Not specifically video - Court rules limits on > rule of first sale for works manufactured outside the US**** > > ** ** > > Well yes it is. Some companies have done this with DVDs in the US. It has > always been a grey area but there are whole web sites/companies that sell > say Israeli or Indian films in the US. However there the issue is much more > complex because in general these are copies purchase and regular retail > wholesale prices. I think another issue here would be if the same titles had > any US distribution and for new releases in particular there tends to be a > lag time so say Kino, Zeitgeist and others get screwed when a film they > bought shows up on eBay & Amazon etc being sold from a US location. > > I would add that this should not impact buying legal copies of films from > vendor's outside the US**** > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 2:15 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote:*** > * > > This is news? > > gary**** > > > > > Breaking news: > > > > NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - In a ruling of first impression, a U.S. > > appeals court on Monday held that it is illegal to import and sell > > copyrighted works manufactured outside the United States without the > > copyright owner's permission. > > > > Detailed report here: > > > > > http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2011/08_-_August/Copyright_owners_win_broader_rights_for_works_made_abroad_-court/ > > > > -deg > > > > > > > > -- > > deg farrelly, Full Librarian > > Mail Code 1006 > > Arizona State University > > P.O. Box 871006 > > Tempe, AZ 85287 > > Phone: 480.965.1403 > > Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu > > > > > > 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. > > > > **** > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut**** > > > > 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.
