Um well since you can't convert the VHS to DVD without the rights holders permission this kind of a moot point. I don't know if you have any old contract but a lot them specified life of tape anyway.
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:23 PM, <matthew.wri...@unlv.edu> wrote: > We have a number of old (very old, in some cases) films (often VHS) that > when we purchased them came with public performance rights. I have proof of > this from the catalogs/orders/receipts saved from that time period. Most > just say, "includes public performance rights" which is about all their web > sites say even today. I am referring to vendors like New Day, Filmmakers > Library, Women Make Movies, Icarus, Bullfrog, etc. > > I have been trying to convert some of our old VHS Tapes to DVD where the > film is popular and if we have money to do so. In a few cases, the vendor > we purchased the tape from no longer has the rights or no longer sells the > film (in any format). I am wondering if we still have public performance > rights to these films? > > If a vendor says, "includes public performance rights" does that ever > expire (when an expiration date is not provided, like ABC News, which lists > an expiration date)? Can I still show these films as part of a campus film > festival? > > Thanks, > Matthew > > > > Matthew Wright > Head of Collection Development and Instructional Services > William S. Boyd School of Law > University of Nevada Las Vegas > 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451080 > Las Vegas, NV 89154-1080 > (702) 895-2409; (702) 895-2410 (fax) > 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.
