I didn't see this posted on Videolib My problem is a practical one not theoretic legal query on fair use
-----Original Message----- From: nahum laufer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:24 PM To: '[email protected]' Cc: '[email protected]' Subject: RE:Community Practices in the Fair Use of Video in Libraries 3. Re: Community Practices in the Fair Use of Video in Libraries Hi All I have a problem as a distributer of documentaries. A DVD is just a piece of metal, a big TV station pays more then a small cable TV, Libraries pay us $500 for a screening for entrance paying audiences, Only $250 for PPR for non paying audiences, $175 for University library use, from this we all can deduct and agree on that what we are selling is Screening rights not DVDs. I'm not interested in selling "Home Video", so if somebody asks for a film I ask for $50 + $6 (Shipping) so as to deter the nudniks, most don't care to return, but if he is a grandchild of a passenger on the Darien he will buy "The Darien Dilemma" . This week I received a request from a University Professor for one of our films to purchase as Home Video, I know he learnt about the film from a forward from the University library my problem is should I sell it and then he can use it in class in "face to face" screening or should I prefer to send him a free preview hoping the University library will then purchase it, or maybe as he received the preview legally he can still use it in a classroom in "face to face " situation? Nahum Laufer http://docsforeducation.com/ http://onedayafterpeace.com/ Sales Docs for Education Erez Laufer Films Holland st 10 Afulla 18371 Israel Message: 3 Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 09:39:05 -0700 From: "cc Practices in the Fair Use of Video in Libraries To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi all! Does anyone know if any *public* librarians were contacted/consulted for this? Our concerns and usages are quite different, after all . . . Bryan Griest Glendale Public Library **************** 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.
