Hey Kim, I'm pretty sure that the filmmakers retain their rights and announce through Distrify whether or not they want to specifically distribute on DVD… Winifred
Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian & Head, Media Resources Center House Undergraduate Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 919.962.4099 http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Stanton, Kim wrote: Hi all, I ran into a situation twice in the last month where an independent film was only available as a rental or download-to-own purchase through Distrify. I contacted the filmmaker to request a DVD copy, but did not hear back. I finally advised the faculty member to purchase the download-to-own version themselves in order to show the film in class. Has anyone looked into the Distrify terms to determine if a library could pay for a download to own, burn to a DVD and circulate under First Sale? Example: http://www.twittamentary.com/ Thanks, Kim Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 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.
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.
