Hi Steve There has been quite a bit of discussion on the videolib listserv (that's an online discussion list for video librarians, filmmakers, film distributors and others)concerning the inaccurate statement New Video is currently putting forward concerning Public Performance rights.
>> About Public Performance Rights: >> Public Performance Rights (PPR) allow screenings of DVDs for educational >> purposes. PPR are included with DVDs purchased from New Video at the >> prices indicated. PPR permit screenings in a classroom or library or to a >> group where no admission is charged. DVDs purchased from home video >> retailers or through our home video website or by anyone other than New >> Video do NOT carry Public Performance Rights. These may only be screened >> for private home use unless Public Performance Rights are purchased >> separately or an open showing is arranged. Screening film/video in a classroom in the service of regular curricula is covered by the face-to-face teaching exemption of the US copyright Law (Title 117: section 110) and does not require PPR. This exemption applies to home video, as well as other legally acquired versions of the work. Screening a copyrighted film to a group outside of the home or outside of these exemptions requires PPR--a fact with which most video librarians are acutely aware. Thanks in advance for considering reworking the wording of your currently misleading and inaccurate statement. Gary Handman 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.
