Hi All, I've been schooled, so I understand the fallacy in the emailer's argument/request. My question, particularly those who don't have ready access to institutional counsel, is.... how do you handle emails like these? Do you even respond?
Dear Ms. X, We recently noticed that you have a copy of My Perestroika in your library's collection. We are thrilled! This critically acclaimed documentary enables students to better understand Soviet and Post-Soviet life by following the lives of 5 Russians who were part of the last generation to live under the Iron Curtain. My Perestroika, which recently received a 2012 Peabody Award, is useful in a wide-variety of disciplines, including History, Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology. At the bottom of this email, I have included just a few examples of what professors have said about the film (for more examples, please visit our website). According to our records, it seems that your library may have inadvertently purchased the copy of My Perestroika distributed by New Video/Docurama. Unfortunately, this version is for home use only. The only version of My Perestroika that is legally licensed for educational use is distributed by New Day Films. In order, for independent films such as My Perestroika to exist for use in teaching, and so they can continue to be made in the future by non-profit filmmakers such as Ms. Hessman, it is critical that institutions purchase the appropriate version. We realize that the cost of the educationally licensed dvd may not fit within your college's budget. The price was determined by the cost of making the film which, unfortunately, was very high (over 800k) particularly since Soviet archival and music rights were very expensive. We have discussed the price issue with our distributor and we are willing to offer you a one-time discount to purchase the educationally licensed dvd at the extremely reduced price of $150. You can purchase the film for at this special price by clicking here (http://www.newday.com/films/myperestroika.html). On the online ordering form, just select the button for the K-12 schools ($150 option). As you continue through the purchasing process, there will be a place for Special Instructions/Comments. In that box, please write "approved purchase at high school rate." We also ask that you also please remove the Home Video DVD (New Video / Docurama) version from your library catalogue immediately. Thank you in advance for your assistance, and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Mary Hanlin Media Collection Development Librarian and Adjunct English Instructor Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth 120 Campus Drive, Portsmouth, Virginia 23701 P: 757-822-2133 F: 757-822-2149 [email protected] Dear Ms. X, We recently noticed that you have a copy of My Perestroika in your library's collection. We are thrilled! This critically acclaimed documentary enables students to better understand Soviet and Post-Soviet life by following the lives of 5 Russians who were part of the last generation to live under the Iron Curtain. My Perestroika, which recently received a 2012 Peabody Award, is useful in a wide-variety of disciplines, including History, Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology. At the bottom of this email, I have included just a few examples of what professors have said about the film (for more examples, please visit our website). According to our records, it seems that your library may have inadvertently purchased the copy of My Perestroika distributed by New Video/Docurama. Unfortunately, this version is for home use only. The only version of My Perestroika that is legally licensed for educational use is distributed by New Day Films. In order, for independent films such as My Perestroika to exist for use in teaching, and so they can continue to be made in the future by non-profit filmmakers such as Ms. Hessman, it is critical that institutions purchase the appropriate version. We realize that the cost of the educationally licensed dvd may not fit within your college's budget. The price was determined by the cost of making the film which, unfortunately, was very high (over 800k) particularly since Soviet archival and music rights were very expensive. We have discussed the price issue with our distributor and we are willing to offer you a one-time discount to purchase the educationally licensed dvd at the extremely reduced price of $150. You can purchase the film for at this special price by clicking here (http://www.newday.com/films/myperestroika.html). On the online ordering form, just select the button for the K-12 schools ($150 option). As you continue through the purchasing process, there will be a place for Special Instructions/Comments. In that box, please write "approved purchase at high school rate." We also ask that you also please remove the Home Video DVD (New Video / Docurama) version from your library catalogue immediately. Thank you in advance for your assistance, and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Lisa Yountchi Educational Outreach Coordinator My Perestroika -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] What is permitting loan? (Was: Brief Summary on the Copyright Exceptions) Read the Work Group report and recommendations. Formerly distributed: http://www.section108.gov/docs/Sec108StudyGroupReport.pdf (page 15) 5. The prohibition on off-site lending of digital replacement copies should be modified so that if the library¹s or archives¹ original copy of a work is in a physical digital medium that can lawfully be lent off-site, then it may also lend for off-site use any replacement copy reproduced in the same or equivalent physical digital medium, with technological protection mea- sures equivalent to those applied to the original (if any). deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 On 2/14/13 7:39 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >------------------------------ > >From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Videolib] Brief Summary on the Copyright Exceptions for > Libraries in the Digital Age: Section 108 Reform > > >Um can you explain what "permitting loan of a copy of something that >was originally purchased to be loaned". That sounds like it covers any >item in a library so you should be able to make a copy anything in the >collection ( book, DVD, magazine) and loan the copy instead of the >original? I am kind of lost on that one. 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. 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