I think you need more information to give an informed answer. Are you talking about random newscasts taped off air that you now want to transfer to digital? This would be highly problematic for many reasons. Are you talking about news programming that you purchased on VHS that is not available on DVD.
Everyone is assuming this material is not available digitally from the rights holder but again I would need more information on the nature of the material to give an informed answer. I think the biggest problem overall is that almost no one ever mentions that due diligence would require you to check with the rights holder. They may say no, they may quote a price you think insanely high or they might say go ahead but unless you actually ask the rights holder ( and it sounds like you know who they are) you are going to be on thin ice legally. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jeanne Little <[email protected]>wrote: > I would question the legality and possible copyright infringement on > maintaining videos recorded off of television, even if they were kept > in-house and not circulated outside of the Library. I know from dealing > with PBS in the past, that they have a time-limit on the length of time you > may retain a recorded program from their station for educational use, > unless they held all of the copyright for the program. I would suspect that > stations such as NBC, CBS, etc. would not be amendable to these titles > being taped and retained for public consumption. > > Just my two cents... > > Jeanne Little > > Rod Library > University of Northern Iowa > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Maureen Tripp <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> From about 1981 to 2001 my media department routinely recorded news >> off-air—not regular broadcasts, but coverage of events like inaugurations, >> presidential debates, Democratic and Republican national conventions, state >> of the union addresses, as well as special events we considered newsworthy, >> like Saddam Hussein and Dan Rather, and Nixon on Meet the Press.**** >> >> These recordings are on VHS. A lot of this material, like coverage of >> 9/11, is on youtube. I wonder, though, if it is worth transferring our vhs >> material to dvd? Might stuff on youtube go away at some point? **** >> >> I also wonder about the ethics of doing this. We would keep these DVDs >> for inhouse viewing only.**** >> >> I’d really appreciate your thoughts—**** >> >> ** ** >> >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Rod Library - Room 250 > Collection Management & Special Services > University of Northern Iowa > Cedar Falls, IA 50613-3675 > 319-273-7255 > > 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.
