We had a similar situation a couple of years ago.
Contacted the copyright owner and explained that the
subject of the doc was a featured speaker at an
on-campus conference. The PPR fee was waived.
Anytime we request permission for this conference,
we ask the copyright holder how they prefer we
attribute their permission and gladly comply. We've
usually, but not always, been very pleasantly
rewarded with a waived fee and an appreciation that
we took the initiative to ask.
Gail
Gail B. Fedak
Director, Media Resources
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone 615-898-2899
Fax 615-898-2530
email gfe...@mtsu.edu
---- Original message ----
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:27:21 +0000
From: "Karsten, Eileen"
<kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu>
Subject: [Videolib] PPR Question
To: "Videolib (videolib@lists.berkeley.edu)"
<videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
Dear CW,
Can people associated with a film waive paying PPR
for a film for a public showing? The events are
not charging admission. This question came up
during a discussion with some other Librarians.
Examples that were offered were:
1. A film producer brings his own DVD copy of a
film that has not been released on DVD yet. He is
speaking at a public library. Small indie film
shown mostly at festivals.
2. A film director doing a series of workshops on
campus uses the Library copies of his films. He
shows the films the night before the workshops.
Feature films that had been seen in theaters.
3. The subject of a documentary brings his own
copy of the film. He introduces the film and does
a Q&A afterward. Documentary had been shown on
cable.
One and three were not paid for their time, but
two was paid.
Some of the Librarians seemed to think it was all
right. Others thought that if Swank or somebody
had the rights, they should have be contacted and
paid.
Eileen Karsten
Lake Forest College
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
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