None of what your colleagues has told you is true. I think he or she is definitely confusing this stuff with photoduplicated print reserve materials. The First Sale doctrine of the copyright law allows you to do whatever you damn want with legally acquired copies of DVDs (including, unlimited loan, resale, rental...)
gary handman > One of my colleagues told me in order to keep a DVD (or a book) on course > reserves for consecutive semesters we need to get copyright holder's > permission. I know this is true about copies of journal articles or > chapters of books. But this is about the legally purchased DVDs or books > in the library collection. Is this true? > > Farhad Moshiri > AV Librarian > University of the Incarnate Word > San Antonio, TX > > ________________________________ > This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or > contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in > error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of > this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any > attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this > e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. > 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.
