Here is an example: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XURPGI/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0RWYHRQ2FJYKDCJ9DSSB&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
Michael S. Phillips Library Associate I Monographic Acquisitions Division Texas A&M University acqmo...@library.tamu.edu<mailto:acqmo...@library.tamu.edu> 5000 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-5000 Tel. 979.845.1343 ext. 151 | Fax. 979.845.5310 http://library.tamu.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:54 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Institutional pricing on Amazon Is this regular Amazon or an Amazon store? It would really depend on the check out. Unless they have a sort of " I have read and agree to these conditions" box to check which includes a restriction on use it would not be enforceable. I am sure you have seen posts here from librarians who bought something on Amazon only to have a filmmaker claim they owned them money because it was for "institutional use". You can enforce different pricing by a clear contract agreed to by both sides but just putting it up there is not sufficient. I am sorry but filmmakers & distributors need to decide A. if they want to sell to individuals and B. If they do they can't really sell through third parties. There is nothing in the law about institutions paying more than individuals for an item. In the past it was kind of understood that many non fiction films simply did not have an audience or market among individuals and these films were sold exclusively to institutions but now people want to have their cake and eat it too. I would also point out that there is a "window" between the time a film is sold to institutions and the time it is sold retail so if you need to use the latest release from Kino, Zeitgeist etc and can't wait 6 months or more you can buy an institutional copy and you get the PPR rights (more if you want streaming) if you don't need it that quickly you can wait it out and buy it at retail for standard circulation and in class use. Got a link? On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Moshiri, Farhad <mosh...@uiwtx.edu<mailto:mosh...@uiwtx.edu>> wrote: Recently, I have noticed different prices for the same DVD on Amazon. Home use, non-profit, universities, etc. I was wondering how this can be controlled? Does Amazon tells you that you cannot buy home use because you are a university? In addition, I don't think purchasing from Amazon is a contract as opposed to purchasing directly from the vendor and accepting their terms. Is it? Farhad Moshiri Audiovisual Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-3842<tel:210-829-3842> ________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. 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.
