Stream the letter, stream it! ;-) Margery, I have to disagree about the addition. No poor filmmaker (or distributor) wants to hear about how poor a university is. I know its true these days, and I sympathize, but even a bankrupt university can never be poorer than an artist (How does a folk singer get a million dollars? Start off with two million.) and more importantly, I always tell Amy the less reasons you give in a letter why you can't do something, the less they can argue with.
Dennis On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:38 PM, May, Margery <m...@wesleyan.edu> wrote: > And I’ve printed it out to adapt for my wide-eyed innocent > director/vendor. (Or did you copyright this letter, Chris?!) I’ll just add > a kind paragraph about libraries having tight budgets and of course buying > from Amazon when the price there is the most competitive. > > > MM > > > > Margery L. May > Acquisitions Administrator > Wesleyan University Library > Acquisitions Department > Olin Memorial Library > 252 Church Street > Middletown, CT 06459 > 860-685-3834 > m...@wesleyan.edu > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Friday, February 26, 2010 2:30 PM > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Institutional Version of Film Pane Amaro/Bitter > Bread > > > > Let us know if you get a response and Dennis will be sending you a bill for > his legal advice. > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Chris McNevins <chris.mcnev...@uconn.edu> > wrote: > > Dear Mr. Norelli, > > > > While I understand that the library does not have the right to publicly > screen this DVD with or without an admission fee, US Copyright Title 17 does > allow for library and classroom use: > > > > See: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#110 > > *§ 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances > and displays**43* <http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#1-43> > *Notwithstanding the provisions of **section > 106,*<http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#106> > * the following **are not infringements of copyright:* > > *(1) performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the > course of face-to-face teaching activities of a nonprofit educational > institution, in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction.* > > If and when there is an occasion on campus where this DVD will be shown in > a manner that merits public performance rights the library will make every > effort to contact you for permission. > > > > With kind regards, > > > > *Chris McNevins* > Acquisitions Coordinator > University of Connecticut > Homer Babbidge Library > Collections Services > Acquisitions-Financial Services-Statistics Team > 369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM > Storrs, CT 06269-2005 > ph: 860-486-3842 > fax: 860-486-6493 > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Gianfranco Norelli [mailto:gianfranco...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, February 26, 2010 12:21 PM > *To:* Chris McNevins > *Subject:* Fwd: Institutional Version of Film Pane Amaro/Bitter Bread > > Dear Ms. McNevins, > > We are resending you the message we sent you two months ago informing you > that the version of our film "PANE AMARO/BITTER BREAD" that you > purchased from Amazon on November 9, 2009 for the Babbidge Library is the > Home Video Version. Please note that the Home Video version cannot legally > be used for library, classroom or public screenings. See the message below > for details on how to acquire an Institutional Version of the film. > > > > We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you. > > > > Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien > Producers > Eurus Productions, Inc. > 101 West 12th Street, Suite 14-W > > New York, NY 10011 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Gianfranco Norelli* <gianfranco...@gmail.com> > Date: Dec 21, 2009 1:24 PM > Subject: Institutional Version of Film Pane Amaro/Bitter Bread > To: chris.mcnev...@uconn.edu > > > > Christine S. McNevins > UCONN/HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY > 369 FAIRFIELD WAY UNIT 2005AM > STORRS MANSFIELD, CT 06269-9091 > > > Dear Ms. McNevins, > > > > We have been notified by Amazon that your institution has purchased on > November 9, 2009 a copy of the Home Video version of our documentary film, > “PANE AMARO/BITTER BREAD”. We want to inform you that the Home Video > version cannot legally be utilized for library use, classroom use or public > screenings. There is an Institutional Use version of “PANE AMARO/BITTER > BREAD” that is legally authorized for these purposes. The Institutional > Version of our film is available through Amazon or through us for $174.95 > plus shipping and handling. We look forward to hearing from you and we thank > you for your interest in our film. > > Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien > Producers > Eurus Productions, Inc. > 101 West 12th Street, Suite 14-W > > New York, NY 10011 > > > > 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. > > -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
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.
