Thanks Anthony, Jessica and others that answered my mail It doesn't help
much so:
Dear Dorcas Haller
Rhode Island Community College
My slogan is I trust you, trust me.
Is it your library that received 500 DVDs from RIFF including 2 titles from
us 'The Darien Dilemma Rafting to Bombay?
I don't
Nahum,
There are two different issues. Dorcas responded to the idea that the copy
in question had been sold to someone or some place. As such it subject to
the right of first sale and buyer can donate the copy wherever they wish,
HOWEVER neither streaming nor public performance rights could be
Nahum,
I misspoke when I summarized the law.
When you sell a copy, your right to control how the buyer disposes of that
particular copy is exhausted. However, other rights remain with you.
The buyer does *not* get the right to make copies of the DVD, show it in public
or on TV, or adapt it
FYI Nahum a short follow up.
It really is not that complicated nor will you need a lawyer to protect
your films but you will need to put in some more work. Since your market is
exclusively festivals and institutions it should be worth it.
When you send a screener to a festival, potential buyer or
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Thanks Anthony, Jessica and others that answered my mail It doesn't
