Hi Maureen, If it were up to me, since she would be using them in their entirety, I would try to secure rights. Have you checked to see if any are already available on YouTube or other internet streaming video sites? Sometimes for short films that is an option.
This is just my opinion, so list, please don't flame me here!! If you cannot locate the rightsholder after a really thorough search (WorldCat, ImdbPro, Variety, Facebook (for filmmaker), LinkedIn, google search (for director's name, producer's name, and/or distributor) ... if all those come up blank, you could consider whether it might be fair use to stream the content, accessible only to the members of the class for the duration of the class. Sarah McC. -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 9:25 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] using short films for an online class A faculty member will be teaching an online class on the short film, and wants to use (obviously) a bunch of short films as part of the class. Meaning she wants to post them online. We have many of the films as part of DVD collections we've purchased--for example, Academy Award Nomanated Short Films, or Best of Resfest. It's my understanding that these films are complete works, and therefore can't be used in their entirety online. But it's proving very difficult to find out who owns the rights to all these films--is there any possibility that I'm wrong, and that, as portions of a collection, a case could be made that using them online is like using parts of a complete work? help me, collective wisdom . . . Maureen 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. 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.
