I do not know the site. The copy would be legal in the US since anything prior to 1923 is PD, however in many cases films made before that are in fact copyrighted by "special contents" so for instance all the versions of silent films put out by Milestone, Flicker Alley, Kino etc are copyrighted which in most cases is because of the music score. It seems unlikely to me that this copy would have a copyrighted score. However as Peter points out there may be a far better restored version available in the near future.
Short answer would be that this copy is legal in the US though likely not of the best quality. FYI I just looked at the site and it is a mixed bag. The majority of titles are PD but a large number are bootlegs so basically you can not trust it and would have to check title by title. On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Bethany Sewell <bethany.sew...@du.edu> wrote: > Hello, > > I have been looking for a copy of the 1918 movie, Tih Minh. I found a copy > on this site: > http://shop.vendio.com/HARDTOFINDFILMS/item/2082497227/index.html > > Does anyone have experience with this site? Are the copies legitimate to add > to our collection? > > Thanks in advance, > > > Bethany Sewell > Access Services Librarian > Penrose Library > University of Denver > bethany.sew...@du.edu > 303-871-3418 > 2150 E. Evans Ave > Denver, CO 80223 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > 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.
