If you only need to use it in class and do not need to stream, you MIGHT find someone at HBO friendly enough to agree. The contract issue comes into play when money is involved and my guess is HBO probably does not even know about the restriction on for profit schools. Alas I don't have a contact there but I did meet someone at the copyright seminar in Columbia who seemed to deal with educational use but not sure I can dig it up for a week as I am leaving town.
for actual public shows it can be a nightmare but I honestly think you can find someone who gets it at HBO if it only for in class use. The short version is that most made for tv productions are done with a type of union contract that does not cover public shows, if they wanted to include that it would just be cost prohibitive. Some of the docs especially those they want for Academy consideration do play theatrically ( though there are often contractual limits on the number of venues) so they are actually easier to clear than fiction material. Good luck On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Victoria Sciuk <v...@berkeleycollege.edu>wrote: > Thanks for the info Jessica. I knew they were fictionalized accounts, so > even though it was only for in-class use to registered students, I was > afraid it might be more difficult to secure rights than for actual > documentaries, which are more often available with PPR. But I didn't > realize the other issues involved with TV movies - that is discouraging... > > Vicki > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:53:24 -0400 > From: Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] PPR for "You don't know Jack"? > To: brian Bolling <brian.bol...@temple.edu>, > videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > <CACRe6m_Fd5itE7Smd= > eakfo+ntmvdekdq+e2ejukrd_nttj...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Actually it is not a documentary but there has been for many years a > problem licensing made for TV films because they use a different standard > contract than theatrical films and complications in rights can arise. Under > no circumstances can one ever charge admission and this may in fact also > mean that no money at all can be paid which would of course make HBO or > other companies less than friendly on the subject. I am sure on the > admission but not 100% sure on the fee issue but either way it is a bitch. > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Brian W Boling <brian.bol...@temple.edu > >wrote: > > > Hi Vicki, > > > > HBO doesn't currently license its documentaries for streaming and, as you > > are a for-profit college, you aren't covered for face-to-face screenings > > under section 110 of Copyright. If your students are able to access > > physical reserves in a library, that might be your best option for making > > these films available. > > > > Good luck! > > > > Brian Boling > > Media Services Librarian > > Temple University Libraries > > brian.bol...@temple.edu > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Victoria Sciuk <v...@berkeleycollege.edu > >wrote: > > > >> I'm new to this list, and couldn't see archives to search for this, so > >> please bear with me. Two professors want to screen or stream two > different > >> HBO Films docudramas in class. They are not available in our Swank/ > Digital > >> Campus, Films on Demand or VAST/Alexander Street. My college is not > >> non-profit, so I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of > who > >> to contact for PPR rights? > >> > >> 1) You Don't Know Jack - HBO Films, TV docudrama about Jack Kevorkian, > >> starring Al Pacino. (DVDs distributed by Warner Home Video). > >> 2) Too Big to Fail - HBO Films. TV docudrama about 2008 financial crisis > >> and decision on bank bailouts (DVDs distributed by Warner Home Video). > >> > >> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! > >> > >> Thanks, Vicki > >> > >> Vicki Sciuk, MLS > >> Librarian, Dover Campus > >> Berkeley College > >> 1 W. Blackwell St. > >> Dover, NJ 07801 > >> 973-366-6700 x5656 > >> v...@berkeleycollege.edu > > > 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.
