Have you contacted the rights holder/distributor to see if they can do a license for a semester or whatever length you need? I would think most would be flexible. Or do you mean that the film is only sold with PPR rights and NOT streaming rights? These are two very distinct rights and it is very possible that a company that sells only PPR rights does not own streaming rights.
Again not clear on if you can only get PPR rights and need streaming but in general streaming rights are easier to obtain for short terms since most major rights holders limit streaming to a year in the case of studios. You also have the issue of nearly constant rights changes. I know this has been my personal crusade but I still caution when buying fiction feature films with lifetime rights from anyone other than the filmmaker or production company as I know of no company willing to license these for lifetime streaming. Regards Jessica On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Laura Jenemann <ljene...@gmu.edu> wrote: > Dear videolibbers, and especially academic librarians with distance > education programs, > > > > How do you address the faculty request for a streaming film that is only > available on a multi-year leasing basis with PPR? > > > > Please feel free to contact me off list with your response or links to > collection development policies. > > > > Thank you so much for your responses. > > > > Regards, > > > > Laura > > > > Laura Jenemann > > Film Studies/Media Services Librarian > > George Mason University > > 703-993-7593 > > ljene...@gmu.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.
