Again since there was no restriction listed when you purchased and nothing which could be interpreted as a contract with restrictions there really isn't an issue. This is pretty much the same as when people buy films not released in the US from Amazon. UK. As someone who has worked on selling films that were available legally on the web before they were released in the US, this is very frustrating, but it is an issue between rights holders and distribution contracts and if you get a legal copy you can use it in the same way you could use any other legal copy. FYI this film is available in PAL region 2 from Amazon.UK which would have been an alternative source.
Slightly off topic, but it does become a contractual issue IF someone where to say buy a DVD from a web site that clearly stated restrictions at the time of purchase. This usually comes up when a company uses multi-tiered pricing on their own site. If you agree to purchase a video for individual home use and then put in a library collection, that would be a clear contractual violation. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Pamela Sue Reeves <[email protected]> wrote: > We purchased the DVD through Amazon and the packing slip came from > iNetVideo which has offices in Canada and the U.S. The iNetVideo website is > for the U.S. and has a separate tab for Canadian buyers. > > > > Pamela Reeves > > [email protected] > > University of Wyoming > > Libraries-Media > > Dept 3334 > > 1000 E. University Ave. > > Laramie, WY 82071 > > 307-766-3184 > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Susan Weber > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:20 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] DVD "Canada Only" > > > > You didn't state who the vendor was, and who the producer was. > > If all are Canadian, then classroom rights in Canada were not sold with the > item. That doesn't mean they can't > be obtained, for an additional fee. Just that the item in hand is for Home > Use. Legal to put in your collection, > but what are the restrictions for the U.S. buyer? You don't know. > The vendor might not have the rights to sell outside Canada, but somehow > your purchase slipped through. > Or, if the video is US-produced, then it can be used in face-to-face > teaching in the US, but not in Canada. > > Bottom line is, you should go back to the vendor to clarify the rights. > Better to straighten this out before you > pay, if it's not too late. > As Jessica has said, Canadian law is different for classroom use, but you > don't care about Canadian classrooms, > you care about U.S. classroom use, so best to go back to the vendor and > clarify. > > Susan > > Pamela Sue Reeves 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. > > > > > > -- > > Susan Weber, Librarian > > Langara College, > > 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 > > Tel. 604-323-5533 email: [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. > > -- 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.
