At least my pitch (and Carleton's) was to get the limits to film studies and media studies lifted and/or broadened.
The original exemption was put into play as a result of the same process that we went thru: DMCA calls for yearly reviews and input. gary > Did the last round of hearings focus only on expanding the clip > exemption beyond film studies or was there anything wider as in going > beyond > clips ? I can't remember but the original film studies exemption come > about through the same process ? > > Jessica > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Carrie Russell <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> The Congress does not have to approve of the 1201 exemptions that will >> be announced by the Librarian of Congress. When, who knows? ��The >> Librarian is suppose to consult with NTIS of the Commerce Dept and the >> US Copyright Office when making his decision. >> -Carrie Russell, who after 10 years in Washington, DC still does not >> know what all of the acronyms mean >> >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:27:45 -0500 >> From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Videolib] DMCA Section 1201 extension update? >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: >> �� �� �� ��<[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> I would just say don't get your hopes up. Any change would still >> require Congressional approval which seems unlikely to me. >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve >> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel >> of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
