I am going to take a contrarian point of view hereŠ.. Whether or not the video has been posted with the permission of the copyright holder, the fact is that it has been posted on a publicly available website, and is discoverable by anyone with moderate Internet searching skills.
It is my opinion (I am ready for the slings and arrows) that the professor could reasonably post a link to the YouTube-hosted file. Such a link should include information indicating that the legality of the stream is uncertain and that there is no guarantee that it will continue to remain available. That is not the same as the Library cataloging it and making it accessible. Questionable? Yes. ³Iffy²? Yes. But it¹s the public discoverability, availability and accessibility that is the foundation of my opinion. Alternatively, the professor could just put in the BB shell directions for students to search for ³raisin in the sun² and ³glover² in Google deg farrelly Media Librarian/Streaming Video Administrator Arizona State University Libraries Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 602.332.3103 On 8/18/15, 4:05 PM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: >We have instructors at my university who would like to have their >distance-education students watch the American Playhouse version of A >Raisin in the Sun (1989) that is currently available through YouTube. >This version was directed by Bill Duke and features Danny Glover and >Esther Rolle. Do American Playhouse films require public performance >rights? The URL would be posted on a web course through Blackboard. > > > >Lowell Lybarger 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.
