I won't be able to make it either. With March Madness, airfares between New York and Las Vegas are prohibitive. Andrew Schlessinger will be there to represent AIME. I am going to work on a position paper for him to take with though.
Jane and Deg are good friends of mine. They have both been supportive of our move against UCLA. The letters to UCLA went out last night. While we wait for an answer, our whole effort will be towards soliciting financial and corporate support. I think we have got the BBC on board. Now would be the time to bring any influence to bear upon MPAA that you can. I believe it is the DRM circumvention and reformatting without compensation that should matter to them most. Have you ever taken a look at UCLA Copyright policy for making copies. At every corner they mention that copying is permitted if a copy can not be obtained at a "fair price." Is there language as to "fair price" in the copyright laws? http://www.library.ucla.edu/copyright/2141.cfm?prt=1 Allen Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:16 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] FW: Invitation to the Higher Education Digital Video Summit Don't worry it is safe to go. Despite in being in my own backyard, I will be out of town. I am very bummed. I would have love to have gone, but I suspect I will not be missed. I would really like to have met Deg. Have a "good' time and post reports here. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Hutchison, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: You are Cordially Invited Higher Education Digital Video Summit Friday, March 26, 2010, 10am – 4pm Consulate General of Canada in New York City 1251 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave), NY, NY (between 49th & 50th Streets) Canada Room (located on the concourse level of the building) This summit will bring together buyers, distributors and filmmakers to discuss and develop agreements on best practices for streaming video. While numerous meetings at various organizations over the years have addressed some of these issues, we believe the time is ripe to develop policies and practices for distribution and delivery for higher education that are agreeable to all stakeholders. This will be a working session not only to brainstorm, but to produce guidelines we can all agree to and will help shape the future of video distribution in higher education. Seating is limited. Please register by sending an email to Jane Hutchison at [email protected]. You will be confirmed with a return email and a quick information sheet to complete that will be distributed at the meeting. Background readings will be provided with your confirmation. Registration closes on March 23rd. There is a $35 registration fee to cover lunch and cleaning. Join us for this important dialogue to create agreements on practices. Your voice is needed. Organizing Committee: Meredith Miller (Icarus Films); Carleton Jackson (University of Maryland), Dylan McGinty (National Film Board of Canada), Jane Hutchison (William Paterson University), Sarah McCleskey (Hofstra University), and deg farrelly (Arizona State University) 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.
