Hi there -
This is a PAL permissions question.
Are there differences in permission requirements for libraries versus
campus foreign language tech centers
for PAL DVD conversion to NTSC?
In other words, must a library seek permission from a producer to
reformat,
but a campus Foreign
No. Basically you're talking about international copyright, which applies
to all equally.
Gary Handman
Hi there -
This is a PAL permissions question.
Are there differences in permission requirements for libraries versus
campus foreign language tech centers
for PAL DVD conversion to
You must always get permission for any PAL to NTSC conversion. It would make
no difference if it was library or foreign language center because format
conversion is the exclusive right/property of the owner under copyright law.
I don't know what type of material you are thinking of converting
Actually, speaking as director of a FL Tech Center, I have for a long time told
people that this is NOT something that should be done without permission
(dating back to the good old VHS days, where you needed an expensive player for
the foreign standard). The quality of PAL is so much better
Thanks very much for the info. Very helpful.
Diane Sybeldon
Fine and Performing Arts and Media Librarian
Wayne State University Library System
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Office: 1210 Undergraduate Library
Phone: 313-577-4480
Fax: 313-577-5265
email: ac7...@wayne.edu
From:
Yes, computer DVD drives and displays can handle both PAL and NTSC. But be
extremely wary of a disc if you don't know for sure that it's region 0 or 1.
Instructors might pop in a region 2 disc in a classroom computer or at home and
press the button to change the drive's region setting. You only
