It sounds like a film which is already doubly illegal. I am not even clear where the original 16mm came from. Was it his copy or the universities. Obviously one does not know the history but it certainly SOUNDS like it was converted twice illegally. In order for it to even pass the smell test you would need to know the origin of the 16mm, the circumstances of it being converted to VHS ( was it degrading, was an attempt made to contact the rights holder about a replacement, something which you would then have to repeat with the VHS to DVD transfer. Unless you have a detailed record of all of that the DVD is basically a bootleg/pirate copy. Actually reading it again the copy is 100% illegal since it came directly from the professor who would have had no legal right to make a transfer in the first place. Anything not directly purchased by the copy MUST be an original copy ( it could be used of course but it has to be original)
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Chris Drake <cdr...@lasierra.edu> wrote: > I've had an interesting situation arise with a reserve "video" this > quarter. Our usual policy is that we do not accept copies (meaning someone > burned their own copy of a commercial video) of copyrighted material just as > we also do not accept rental videos for placement on reserve. > > A professor just gave us his own DVD copy of Karl Hess: Toward Liberty > which he had made from a VHS which was a film transfer of the original > film. I've checked around and can not find any copies of the film available > on VHS or DVD (and since our IT department took over all the AV campus > support from me they threw out all the film projectors) so I would say that > he is somewhat covered to use the video in class himself but I'm still very > iffy about putting the copied DVD on reserve. > > Anyone have advice on this? My gut tells me not to do it but I honestly am > not sure since the title is not available in any other format that we could > reasonably be expected to attempt to use...though I think that "protection" > is only for classroom use (thought I might be wrong and that's why I'm > asking.) > > Thanks so much! > > Chris Drake > La Sierra University Library Media Services > > 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.
