Happy New Year to All! I received this question from one of our Music faculty:
"In 2007, a restored version of Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin was released on DVD with the original Edmund Meisel musical score, which had been lost for decades and was not included on many earlier prints of the film. It would be great if the UTEP Library could obtain a copy, as this film is covered in the historical component of my class (which I might teach again in the summer)." We are looking into getting a DVD version in the near future. QUESTION: Does anyone have any info regarding streaming rights for this title - or a vendor-based commercial streaming source (e.g.: online database)? I was able to find this title on the Internet Archive at http://archive.org/details/PhantasmagoriaTheater-BattleshipPotemkin1925396 posted under a CreativeCommons License as being "public domain" - but just want to double double-check before suggesting this to our faculty member for classroom/teaching purposes. I haven't checked the film for streaming quality yet - but I remember this title being discussed on this list a little while back as being PD. Many thanks for any advice/suggestions both on/off list! Lisa M. Borden Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian, Section Head UTEP Library - Acquisitions PH: (915) 747-6709 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu
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