Looks like Karl Hess was originally distributed by Direct Cinema in Santa Monica, CA, but is no longer in their catalog.
In any case, sounds to me as if the copy in hand is illegal and, if t'were me, I definitely would not accept it on reserve. Beyond that using an illegal copy of a film to show in class is never a good idea. You should contact Direct Cinema regarding possible subsequent distributors or get the filmmaker's address. Gary Handman > I've had an interesting situation arise with a reserve "video" this > quarter. Our usual policy is that we do not accept copies (meaning > someone > burned their own copy of a commercial video) of copyrighted material just > as > we also do not accept rental videos for placement on reserve. > > A professor just gave us his own DVD copy of Karl Hess: Toward Liberty > which he had made from a VHS which was a film transfer of the original > film. I've checked around and can not find any copies of the film > available > on VHS or DVD (and since our IT department took over all the AV campus > support from me they threw out all the film projectors) so I would say > that > he is somewhat covered to use the video in class himself but I'm still > very > iffy about putting the copied DVD on reserve. > > Anyone have advice on this? My gut tells me not to do it but I honestly > am > not sure since the title is not available in any other format that we > could > reasonably be expected to attempt to use...though I think that > "protection" > is only for classroom use (thought I might be wrong and that's why I'm > asking.) > > Thanks so much! > > Chris Drake > La Sierra University Library Media Services > 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.
