Jessica, i always appreciate reading your contributions to the listserv but sometimes am perplexed by your statements. Kino Lorber, as you know, licenses many films from foreign rights holders and in my experience they are never "particularly difficult." Whether it is the Murnau Foundation or Studio Canal, generally speaking the Europeans embrace the digital exploitation of rights both to the educational as well as the consumer markets if the windows are respected and the exploitation generates revenue. The same goes for domestic rights holders.
I also think the day is coming sooner rather than later when PPR and VOD will be bundled together for the higher profile feature length docs. I am sure there will be plenty more discussion around these issues in Charleston. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:54 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote: I know what you meant but it is just never going to happen. I think major studio stuff will be on their own systems which you can access, indie companies will let you buy it and do it on your system but even if you had money and time for all that, you have tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of films where the rights holder either won't do it or will want too much money. The foreign rights holders are particularly difficult. If only it were like that commercial where the guy goes into the rundown motel in the desert and the clerk says their cable system carries every movie ever made. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Moshiri, Farhad <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Jessica. I thought so. The main point is having access to only videos the library selects. Individual memberships do not limit the access to specific videos. In addition, I'm not talking about public performance. These videos would be accessed from home or in class. But I do agree there are a lot of problems. Just a Friday thought! Farhad Moshiri, MLS, Post-Masters Advanced Study Certificate Audiovisual & Music Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-3842 From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Streaming video question Not bloody likely. It would literally be impossible for them to clear rights to do this, and the technology would be daunting too. Now it would be interesting if a school were to say subsidize membership for students in classes where films on these sites were going to be studied. Jessica On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Moshiri, Farhad <[email protected]> wrote: A TGIF question! Do Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, etc. have an educational institutions platform in which the video librarians can select and purchase videos and then their students and faculty can access those videos through log-in based on the institutions’ IP addresses? This would be great if it exists or if it is possible at all to replace purchasing DVDs. <image001.png> Farhad Moshiri, MLS Audiovisual & Music Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 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. 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.
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