"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without." We can do without if we have to. There is always other content that students and faculty can use. But again, I find it hard to believe that rights-holders would really rather their work just die than have someone take on the responsibility of preserving it, at their own expense, so that people could continue to see it?
M- ______________________________ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia [email protected]<https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7e&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> 434-924-3812 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 5:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 46, Issue 27 We are a small distributor of many many short art films, and it would hardly be worthwhile for anyone to pirate our stuff. Where would they advertise it? And yet I have a dog in this fight. Because every so often we get an inquiry about a title and I respond with an order form, and the line goes dead. Why? Because we don't charge $10, we charge $50. And I think they figure well let's see who has that, borrow it, and run off a copy. This whole discussion is really about having something that either you can't have or that costs more than you want to spend. Parsing and splitting the copyright laws is just a proxy argument. If the XYZ Production Company ever does make a DVD of that title you want, you can buy it. And if not, not. May I quote what is sometimes referred to as the New England credo? Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without. Stephan Chodorov Creative Arts Television www.catarchive.com<http://www.catarchive.com>
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.
