Hi, I was just thinking about the amount of time that we as individual librarians/researchers may be spending tracking down rights holders for VHS tapes (and laserdiscs). I was wondering how many people are taking the same steps, contacting the same people, getting the same non-responses. I knew my life had changed when I was leaving a voicemail for someone's agent.
Beyond videolib, is there a resource or a list that documents expired rights? I'm guessing this would be too exhaustive, but on the other hand, there are things like Frontline titles that are beloved teaching resources but always going out of print. Frontline alone coud be an interesting case study. Might help as librarians try to implement Section 108, or perhaps I'm just thinking aloud too much. Laura Laura Jenemann Film Studies/Media Services Librarian George Mason University 703-993-7593 [email protected]
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