Re: [Videolib] DVD "Canada Only"

[Susan Weber]

Here's the scoop: they gave you too much information. The terminology that is on this box, which refers to 'home use' is legal to use in the US classroom, so you are OK to put the video in your collection, circulate it, and show it in face-to-face teaching, in the US. This would not be true in Canada, without extra licensing or permission. Susan Pamela Sue Reeves 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 pree...@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming Libraries-Media Dept 3334 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071 307-766-3184   From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Weber Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:20 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu 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 pree...@uwyo.edu 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: swe...@langara.bc.ca   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: swe...@langara.bc.ca

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.