WHAT THIS ISN'T
This code of best practices was not negotiated with rights holders. This code is the work of the academic and research library community and arises from that community's values and mission. It presents a clear and conscientious articulation of the values of that community, not a compromise between those values and the competing interests of other parties. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Patricia Aufderheide Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:13 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Cc: Brandon Butler Subject: [Videolib] FAQ and more learning resources on librarians' fair use code With apologies for delay, and gratitude for the suggestions, I'm including here resources that address concerns that have surfaced on this listserv, and that help people understand what the Code does and doesn't do. For those who want to know how the code was formed, and how it differs from guidelines, Brandon Butler has written "What If We Asked the Librarians?", which is here: http://policynotes.arl.org/post/16520252319/what-if-we-asked-the-librarians- or-how-the The FAQ for librarians addresses the questions raised on this listserv, including about VHS to DVD, and whole-copy streaming: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/libraries/faq-librarians Also, on this page, http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/libraries you can take your pick of briefing papers. And on this page, http://centerforsocialmedia.org/libraries/articles you can delve into the scholarly literature that supports this approach. Thank you all! We all hope this helps! -- Pat Aufderheide, University Professor and Director Center for Social Media, School of Communication American University 3201 New Mexico Av. NW, #330 Washington, DC 20016-8080 www.centerforsocialmedia.org pauf...@american.edu 202-643-5356 Order Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright, with Peter Jaszi. University of Chicago Press, 2011. <http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Fair-Use-Balance-Copyright/dp/0226032280/r ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1321544105&sr=8-2> Sample <http://centerforsocialmedia.org/reclaiming> Reclaiming Fair Use! Early comments on Reclaiming Fair Use: "The Supreme Court has told us that fair use is one of the "traditional safeguards" of the First Amendment. As this book makes abundantly clear, nobody has done better work making sure that safeguard is actually effective than Aufderheide and Jaszi. The day we have a First Amendment Hall of Fame, their names should be there engraved in stone. --Lewis Hyde, author, Common as Air: Revolution, Art and Ownership "Reclaiming Fair Use will be an important and widely read book that scholars of copyright law will find a 'must have' for their bookshelves. It is a sound interpretation of the law and offers useful guidance to the creative community that goes beyond what some of the most ideological books about copyright tend to say."-Pamela Samuelson, University of California, Berkeley School of Law "If you only read one book about copyright this year, read Reclaiming Fair Use. It is the definitive history of the cataclysmic change in the custom and practice surrounding the fair use of materials by filmmakers and other groups." --Michael Donaldson, Esq. Senior Partner, Donaldson & Callif, Los Angeles.
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.
