Interesting. They're granting you rights that we already have for classroom instruction under section 110 of the Copyright Law. But by adding in other venues, it's practically giving you full public performance rights. Not one to worry about.
Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Ketchaver Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:41 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] "Educational PPR" List members, I noted this today on a vendor website: "Educational Public Performance Rights (PPR) allow for screening IN A CLASSROOM SETTING ONLY for matriculated students in any not-for-profit institution - universities, museums, galleries, libraries, microcinemas, community centers, or educational institutions, in an educational context." This assertion seems to contradict what U.S. Copyright Title 17 states regarding library and classroom use ("performance or display of work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to-face teaching activities of a nonprofit educational institution, in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction"). I know that this topic has been well discussed on the list, but "educational public performance rights" was a new wrinkle for me. Thanks, Karen G. Ketchaver Acquisitions Unit Leader Grasselli Library John Carroll University 20700 North Park Blvd. University Hts., Ohio 44118-4581 U.S.A. (216)397-1622 phone/(216)397-1809 fax 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.
