Hi Philip Maybe...I'd make damn sure the thing being streamed on the web isn't actually being streamed illegally or at least without permissions...not always an easy thing to do.
In any case, I'd check in with the web site manager before taking the plunge. gary > Is there a loophole to the fair use/purchase PPR issue when something is > streaming on the Web? For instance, if a film is streaming for free > online (no subscription, just free), can someone schedule an event > around this and advertise it? > > It makes sense to me that you should be able to do this, but I thought > I'd ask. > > Thanks, > > Philip > > > Philip Bahr > Reference & Media Librarian > > DiMenna-Nyselius Library > Fairfield University > 1073 North Benson Road > Fairfield, CT 06824 > > 203-254-4206 > [email protected] > > > 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.
