Re: [Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o Educational Availability

2016-12-05 Thread Meghann Matwichuk 
Well, Netflix does release DVDs on *some* of their self-produced titles 
-- House of Cards and Orange is the New Black Comes to mind...  I'm sure 
there are a lot of factors that go into these decisions (and, as others 
have pointed out, myriad rights-holder-related issues) but here's hoping 
we can make a dent. -- Meghann


On 12/2/2016 11:24 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote:
I hate to be the Debbie Downer but I think there is zero chance Netfix 
ever agrees to physical copies. They MIGHT agree to some kind of deal 
for allowing schools to stream. I should point out that they also 
won't allow theaters to show their films other than qualifying runs 
for Oscars in NY & LA. Amazon seems far more open but again probably 
not keen on physical copies.


Jessica


On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Dennis Doros > wrote:


Reed Hastings of Netflix. He's the one who's always in the trades
and papers.

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On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Laura Jenemann > wrote:

You might even get the film users – for example, professors –
to express interest.

Laura

Laura Jenemann

Media, Film Studies & Dance Librarian

George Mason University Libraries

Email: ljene...@gmu.edu 

Phone: 703-993-7593 

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*Subject:* Re: [Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o
Educational Availability

I like the idea of a petition.  Who would we target?  Amazon
(Prime) and Netflix seem to be the primary 'offenders' right
now.  (But there are individual / self-distributors who are
also only selling to individuals via stream.)

Another possibility -- maybe a joint letter from VRT and NMM?

Meredith and other vendor allies -- what do you think would be
a good way for those of us interested in making a joint
statement to get the attention of the right folks?

Alternately, it might be helpful to attach something like the
joint letter or a statement with a giant gob of signatories
when we're all individually contacting distributors.  Like,
keep it on your desktop and just clip it to any of these
individual emails we might send when we advocate for
educational distribution.  "You might be interested to know
that there are many who are concerned about this issue, and
are interested in purchasing hard copies and educational
licenses.  Please see the attached letter."


-- 

  


Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.

Associate Librarian

Coordinator, Film & Video Collection

Morris Library, University of Delaware

181 S. College Ave.

Newark, DE 19717

(302) 831-1475 

https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo


On 12/2/2016 10:29 AM, Laura Jenemann wrote:

Hi all,

I’m happy to add my voice.  Is there a group letter
writing option?  Change.org post?  Blog post option?  I
may be able to help with the tech for this.

Once again, Ava DuVernay has gotten the ball rolling on an
important topic.  Why not keep it rolling?

Regards,

Laura

Laura Jenemann

Media, Film Studies & Dance Librarian

George Mason University Libraries

Email: ljene...@gmu.edu 

Phone: 703-993-7593 

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Re: [Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o EducationalAvailability

2016-12-05 Thread Meghann Matwichuk 
Thank you for the additional perspective, John -- and to all who've 
added to this conversation over the past several days.  The blog posting 
you link to 
 
does a great job of outlining what's at stake here, for both video and 
music librarians.  The DCWG feedback is very valuable, too.  I agree 
that there are some really pernicious forces at work here that are not 
likely to dissolve in near future (understatement of the year award?).  
I think many of us are used to dealing with requests on a title-by-title 
basis -- big picture this is overwhelming, but in the title-by-title 
realm, it may be that we can push some awareness / advocacy that 
trickles up.  It's worth at least a solid push, and the feedback of 
other librarians and our vendor colleagues is crucial to the effort.  
Towards that end, Meredith and I are working on details for a conference 
call in the coming days that should give those of us who can attend an 
opportunity to sketch out first steps with, hopefully, an initial 
'product' (advocacy letter?) not far behind.  Stay tuned, all!


Best,

--

Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo

On 12/3/2016 5:52 PM, John Vallier wrote:

The optimist in me hopes DuVernay’s advocacy for non-profit screenings, and 
Netflix’s apparent agreement to facilitate such use, will kick-start a new .edu 
friendly approach to provide access to restrictively licensed content. However, 
my more realistically grounded experience with trying to negotiate with 
Amazon.com, Universal Music Group, and Apple for .edu access to online-only 
music, gives me reason to doubt a new trend is in the works (e.g., see 
http://bit.ly/1k5QpEZ). I hope I’m wrong.

I like the idea of working with ALA’s Digital Content & Libraries Working Group 
(DCWG), creators of the “ebook license scorecard.” While they focus on the e-book 
issue, their charge isn’t limited to print. That said, they probably won’t focus on 
audio/video unless we advocate. When ALA Mid-Winter was last in Seattle (2013), I 
went to the DCWG meeting and spoke up about the online-only media issue. Carrie 
Russell (Director, ALA Program on Public Access to Information) and Cliff Lynch 
(CNI) were there, and both (among many others) have been very supportive of raising 
awareness about the issue—-and seeking a range of solutions (e.g., not just paying 
increasingly unaffordable licensing costs).

Erika Linke and Carolyn Anthony are now DCWG co-chairs.

Do we need our own scorecard for streaming media providers, even if they 
already provide .edu access?

I’m glad to see so many riled up about this issue. Advocacy leads to change!

- John


John Vallier
Head, Distrib Media Svcs
Affl Asst Prof, Ethnomusicology
U of Washington Libraries, Media Lab+Arcade
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/vallier




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