It is pretty straightforward. There is no face to face exemption in Canada and their law requires PPR for any film used in a class. This can be a total nightmare particularly on foreign and independent feature films where tracking down and getting these rights can be difficult to impossible.
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:23 PM, David Ofiara <[email protected]> wrote: > Pamela: > > > > What they may be referring to is that there may not be a "face to > face" teaching exemption in Canada. I think that in Canada you need a > public performance license or some sort of school use license whereas having > "home use" licensing for a title in Canada does not make it suitable for > classroom showings. In other words "home use" in Canada is "home use" > exclusively. Showing that tape with just home use rights in a Canadian > classroom is not permitted. That is probably what they mean by "intended for > private home use in Canada only". > > What rights you have obtained (by purchasing that > particular title) under U. S. laws may be clarified by communicating with > your vendor. It must be remembered that in addition to purchasing physical > copies of videos, we acquire specific, varied rights that change in > different political contexts (in this case Canadian vs. American). > > Would anyone else on the list like to comment about Canadian vs. > American classroom use permissions? > > Dave Ofiara > > Media > Librarian > > Adirondack > Community College > > Queensbury, > New York 12804 > > On December 7, 2010 at 10:38 AM Pamela Sue Reeves <[email protected]> > wrote: > > May or may not be a stupid question. > > > > We purchased the DVD “Miracle of Bern” for an instructor and it has > arrived, on the back of the cover it says “intended for private home use in > Canada only”. Can I legally add this to the media collection? > > > > Pamela Reeves > > [email protected] > > University of Wyoming > > Libraries-Media > > Dept 3334 > > 1000 E. University Ave. > > Laramie, WY 82071 > > 307-766-3184 > > > > > > > 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. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [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.
