Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question (Steffen, James M)

2010-10-30 Thread Deg Farrelly
Thanx James for a great message warning others of the risk to playing other regions on a computer drive. Another option is to install VLC software on computers. This is open source software that manages many many media formats and regions. Available for download for both PC and Mac here: http:

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Steffen, James M
- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:06:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "Diane Elizabeth Sybeldon" Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question To: Message-ID: <014201cb779c$5780bf50$06823d...@edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks very much for t

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Diane Elizabeth Sybeldon
-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Shoaf,Judith P Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 1:32 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question I wrote: (I remember the dismay of one instructor over her washed-out copy

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Shoaf,Judith P
I wrote: (I remember the dismay of one instructor over her washed-out copy-again, VHS). Just to clarify, at that time (mid-90s)the media library had a policy of converting a tape in its collection but (in principle) destroying the original so that a purchased tape was replaced by the converted

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Shoaf,Judith P
...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Elizabeth Sybeldon Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:39 PM To: VideoLib Subject: [Videolib] PAL permissions question Hi there - This is a PAL permissions question. Are there differences in permission requirements for libraries

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Jessica Rosner
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 (fict

Re: [Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread ghandman
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 conve

[Videolib] PAL permissions question

2010-10-29 Thread Diane Elizabeth Sybeldon
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 Langu