Well you obviously can't stream production that was based on copyrighted material. Those are licensed by rights holders for a specific production and those guys ( the companies that license to colleges and high schools are like Disney when it comes to their material) as for a production based on a PD play that too would likely be a nightmare. First many probably have original music and in theory you would need releases from anyone who was in the production. Unlike the copyrighted titles I doubt anyone would really police it but it would be a can of worms.
Copying them for archival purposes is something VERY different from making them available via streaming. Jessica On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Kylie Bailin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Lately we have been transferring VHS tapes which we own to streaming files > if they are no longer available in DVD or other usable formats pursuant to > copyright regulations. I was wondering if anyone knew about streaming > theater productions that have been perfumed at our College. Is it legal to > copy copyrighted material for archival purposes? Additionally, these are > productions of texts, many of which are in the public domain, and the > productions themselves as copyrighted material should belong to the College > as there were performed here. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Cheers, > Kylie > > > > __________________________________ > Kylie Bailin > Director of Outreach & Access Services > Skillman Library, Room 126 > Lafayette College > Easton, PA 18042 > 610-330-5154 > > *Lafayette College Library* > <http://www.facebook.com/LafayetteCollegeLibrary> *@LafLib* > <http://www.twitter.com/LafLib> > > > > > > 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.
