Nadia:
Somebody gave you incorrect advice. You apply the law of the country
where you will be using the item, not
the law where you buy from. As Jessica just said, we, in Canada, wish
it were the other way around, but
because it isn't, we have to pay millions of dollars extra (nationally)
for
FYI Nadia copyright law is one thing, dealing with the French is
another. There may be cultural/political reasons a French library in
particular would want to keep in their good graces. I suspect a
librarian at semi- official French Library you may be obliged
by circumstance to "accept" French cop
At the risk of ruining my reputation as an evil rights holder trying
to suppress educational use, the French librarian is wrong. In the US,
US copyright law applies.
France and much of Europe for instance have copyright terms far longer
than the US but that does not apply here, When the first Melie
Hi all,
I did mean Region TWO dvds, in this case, published in France, sorry!!
What I've heard so far from librarians in France and in the US is that we
apply the law of the country we're buying from: There is no "Doctrine of
First Sale" in France - librarians pay an extra fee for each DVD they
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rkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Nadia Gabriel
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:00 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] (was) Looking for The Red and the Black - region 1 dvds
Hi all,
I'm interrupting this conversation to bounce on Brigid's answer
Found this through a Fren
This is a contract issue not a copyright issue. While it is a bit of
grey area, It is pretty clear if you buy a legal copy and DO NOT
transfer the format you can use it.
It is pretty much the same as buying a book in a foreign language. Any
legal issue is between the seller and the copyright holder
Hi all,
I'm interrupting this conversation to bounce on Brigid's answer
Found this through a French site, but it is a Region 1 DVD sold by
amazon.com: [...]
How often do you purchase Region 1 DVDs for your library? If/when you do,
should you pay a copyright fee, or what they call "droit de prêt"
