As a practical matter Swank really can't license for more than one academic year. This is what I have been trying to explain re studio product. I think is is very unlikely they will ever allow Swank, Criterion Pictures ( Fox films) or even themselves to license for more than a year. Anything is possible but I would not hold my breath. Similarly most independent and foreign films are likely to be able to license for say 1-7 years because 7 years is the standard contract term though some go up to 10 or more, however the clock starts ticking when the contract is signed so a film released in 2005 is likely only to have 2 years of licensing life left. In many cases these films are renewed, but in many cases they are not and a whole lot of companies go out of business these days leaving a lot of films in limbo.
The Swank scenario may be more restrictive in terms of use than some, but for fiction feature films, most are going to be time limited and few available in perpetuity unless it is put into new contracts from now on and again I would not hold my breath for that. Jessica On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Stanton, Kim <kim.stan...@unt.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I think we’re about to license our first streaming film through Swank > Digital Campus. The usage scenario is so different from what I normally > deal with. Typically, my library licenses individual films from > distributers for use by all current student & faculty, for a term ranging > from 3 years to perpetuity and we stream the content from a library-run > server and management system. The Swank content would be license for 1 > semester, would only be accessible to a specific class and would be hosted > off-site. > > > > I’m trying to figure out what my library’s role should be in the Swank > scenario. If you’ve used Swank Digital Campus at your institution (or deal > with other short term/ course specific digital rights), could you tell me > how this was handled. > > > > · Who is responsible for the transaction – i.e whose name is on > the contract/ invoice? The Library, the academic department, the faculty > member, another campus group? > > > > · Who directly pays for the content? > > > > · If both of the above were handled by the library, was there any > resistance to this sort of short term, limited access being the library’s > responsibility? > > > > · Is there another department on your campus that more directly > supports development and resources for online courses? What was their > involvement? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kim Stanton > > Head, Media Library > > University of North Texas > > kim.stan...@unt.edu > > P: (940) 565-4832 > > F: (940) 369-7396 > > > > 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.
