[Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Jessica Rosner
Not much to do with our usual discussions, but very interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/arts/music/springsteen-and-others-soon-eligible-to-recover-song-rights.html?hp I wonder if all the artists involved reclaimed their works would the millions of people who rip them off with illegal

Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials

2011-08-15 Thread Michael May
I haven't used it, but LibriVox appears to have audio recordings of volunteers reading public domain works in German, French, Russian and other languages: https://catalog.librivox.org/visitor_advanced.php Mike -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread John Streepy
That was very interesting, the international complications of music copyright and the multiple people involved in making a master recording really is going to make this a fantastic circus to watch. regards jhs Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com 8/15/2011 8:59 AM Not much to do with

[Videolib] Children Full of Life - US Rights

2011-08-15 Thread KEVIN CHLEBOVEC
Good day all, Does anyone know who has US rights to Children Full of Life? It was an NHK (Japan) production from somewhere around 2004 I believe. Thanks, Kevin Chlebovec ___ Sales Executive, CBC Learning ( http://www.cbclearning.ca/ ) P.O. Box 500, Station A | Toronto,

[Videolib] Documentaries on Women and Labor / Poverty / Trafficking in U.S.

2011-08-15 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
Dear CW, I am looking for recommendations for current, short documentary films for use in a course focused on the following topics as pertains to women in the U.S.: labor issues, poverty, and trafficking. Again, the operative words are current (within the last few years), short (50 minutes

Re: [Videolib] Documentaries on Women and Labor / Poverty / Trafficking in U.S.

2011-08-15 Thread ghandman
Hows bout Motherhood Manifesto Moving personal stories combined with humorous animation, expert commentary and old film clips tell the tale of what happens to working mothers and families in America. See how enlightened employers and public policy can make paid family leave, flexible working

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Tribby
A very interesting develpoment. A few years ago when I still subscribed to the Music Library Assoc. email discussion list another list member brought up a company (Proper) that put out nicely-packaged selections of music that may or may not have been in the public domain and the disinterest on

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Folmar David
Although I understand the knee jerk reaction to music downloading and royalties, here is an interesting article that shows that heavy downloaders actually are th people buying music, so yes there is some question about getting royalties from all the people who are not heavy downloaders but the

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Jessica Rosner
I have seen this before and frankly it is simply poppycock to use a nice word. I know my nephew and whole generation of college age kids NEVER pay for a song or movie. I have never illegally downloaded anything, I have also never bought anything via download so hardly works re the stats used here.

Re: [Videolib] Documentaries on Women and Labor / Poverty / Trafficking in U.S.

2011-08-15 Thread Milena Jankovic
Hi Meghann, Cinema Guild distributes a couple of documentaries that fit your criteria: LADIES OF THE LAND http://cinemaguild.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=TCGSProduct _Code=2291 - As small farms continue to disappear at an alarming rate, a growing number of women are

[Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Brown, Roger
One part of this discussion is whether the music rights really belong with the recording artists. Work for hire and numerous authors create a difficult legal tangle. Another part of this discussion, which Jessica alluded to, and which is more interesting culturally, is what the artists will do

Re: [Videolib] Documentaries on Women and Labor / Poverty / Trafficking in U.S.

2011-08-15 Thread Claudia Reddin
Here's another title: Made in L.A [ videorecording ] = Hecho en Los Angeles California Newsreel, [2007] Claudia Reddin Music Media Library Assistant (559) 278-2158 Claudia Reddin Music Media Library Assistant (559) 278-2158 - Original Message - From: Meghann

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Jessica Rosner
The anime argument was not as you describe it. It was current' . A study by a Japanese professor in 2009 claimed that the more films that was downoaded illegally, the more would sell because they were sampled . This study was then widely used to justify illegal downloads of any and all films

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Tribby
The anime example is regarded as true. Companies did not release anime in US and a thriving (and passionate) audience traded dupes, fansubs and fandubs at conventions and online until their number could not be ignored, and it is now a $4 billion industry. Not everyone steals everything always.

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread John Streepy
or if this goes to trial and the case goes against the record companies, do we see an all out blitz of remastered greatest hits packages as the record companies try to make as much money off the stuff before it belongs to the artists, thus denying the artist much of a market. Because as I read

Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 45, Issue 66

2011-08-15 Thread Mat Levy
Hi Meghann: We may be able to help you out as well. We are now releasing /Music By Prudence/, which just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short last year. * Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman's struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly