Well, there are the CCUMC guidelines, which have big problems, I think, in terms of being overly proscriptive... Not much else. I think case by case is the way to go. My general mantra to faculty is always: "Shorter is Better; Fewer is Better." I usually start to balk if the quantity is over 3 or 4 clips per film and the length is over 5 minutes or so...but those are purely gut-based and personal parameters.
Gary Handman > A question for those who are streaming clips under the limits described > below; have you formulated or found a source for fair use guidelines for > clips in terms of duration, portion of the whole, number from a single > film, etc? Or just going case by case... > > Thanks, > > Jeff > Univ of Michigan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] streaming clips > > Hi Jeff > > We selectively stream clips here...I DO think the practice holds up under > FU > We only do it within the password protected confines of a learning > management system for a particular class and for a limited amount of time. > > gary handman > > >> Hello video uber-mind. I've received a question about streaming clips >> and >> find that I'm unsure as to the answer. Perhaps this has already been >> beaten to death on this listserv, and I apologize if I'm being dense >> here. >> >> According to the U.S. copyright office (http://www.copyright.gov/1201/ : >> >> (1) Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that >> are protected by the Content Scrambling System when circumvention is >> accomplished solely in order to accomplish the incorporation of short >> portions of motion pictures into new works for the purpose of criticism >> or >> comment, and where the person engaging in circumvention believes and has >> reasonable grounds for believing that circumvention is necessary to >> fulfill the purpose of the use in the following instances: >> >> (i) Educational uses by college and university professors and by >> college >> and university film and media studies students; >> (ii) Documentary filmmaking; >> (iii) Noncommercial videos. >> >> It has already been pointed out on this listserve that duration and >> portion of the whole issues for clips involve fair use decisions. The >> law >> above has more to do with the legality of inserting a clip in something >> like a powerpoint presentation for educational use. >> >> So, if an instructor wants to (or wants the library to) stream a clip on >> their course website, does fair use allow the stream? It seems to me >> that >> the fair use legality of streaming a clip has not been addressed. It's >> not >> clear in this brain, in any case. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> Univ of Michigan media library >> >> 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. > > 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.
