I do most of the licensing for public screenings on campus. I say most because occasionally student clubs will take the initiative and contact a filmmaker about rights, but rarely will they contact Swank directly. I am happy to let them negotiate with small film companies, because it is good for them to arrange and event from start to finish and it is less work for me, but I want them to contact me to let me know they have paid the rights. Also, I am looped in when people reserve rooms for film screenings. We're a pretty small college, so I take it in stride to check the weekly calendar and posters advertising film screenings. Especially at the beginning of a semester, it's important to educate the community about acquiring performance rights.
Sue Driscoll Acquisitions -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: videolib Digest, Vol 80, Issue 18 Send videolib mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/[email protected] or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Feature Films and libraries (Anthony Anderson) 2. Re: Feature Films and libraries (Hooper, Lisa K) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:54:14 +0000 From: Anthony Anderson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Feature Films and libraries To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <7b98f0e3eca94679bba7a68fa25c7...@co2pr07mb505.namprd07.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" lorraine! I think many academic libraries handle this in different ways. Here at USC we unfortunately don?t have a media librarian. By default, I do act as sort of one but it is only one of the many responsibilities which I have here. Because of this, I have neither the time nor (quite frankly) the inclination to pursue investigating PPR for groups wishing to show feature films on campus. I am always happy, however, to refer such groups to Swank and other such companies. But I let the student groups know at the same time that it is strictly their responsibility to obtain the necessary licenses and to pay the necessary fees. USC has nearly 2700 documentary films on DVD, but because 99.78% of them were purchased at the ?institutional rate?, at least USC students are spared the hassle of having to obtain PPR for them. Feature films are another matter. Cheers! Anthony ******************************* Anthony E. Anderson Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." ******************************** From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wochna, Lorraine Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Feature Films and libraries Hi everyone, I?m writing up a PPR/Feature Film blurb for our website. When faculty / grads / students want to show a feature film, do you direct them to Swank or Criterion, or does your library (librarian, media library) investigate? How many of you consider this a library service? For the most part, this will not come out of our budget, but folks ask how to get rights and I wanted to give them a decent answer. Right now my advice to them is to contact Swank Digital (on their own). I?m completely happy to help all of them, but it might be best if they know how to begin on their own. Thanks for your input, Best, Lorraine lorraine wochna Alden Library, Ohio U Instruction Coordinator Liaison to African America Studies, English, Film, Theatre Athens OH 45701 740.597.1238 http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:12:33 +0000 From: "Hooper, Lisa K" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Feature Films and libraries To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Lorraine, my response more or less follows this thought process: 1. If we have the film in our collection, then go to step 2a. If we don't already have the film in our collection then go to step 2b. 2a. i check to see if it was purchased with appropriate licensing. If we do have appropriate screening rights then go to step 3a. If we don't have the correct license for public screenings then go to step 3b. 2b. Try to find a vendor offering the dvd with PPR for the life of the disc. If i find a vendor with ppr licensing at a reasonable price then i'll buy it for the library collection and hope it arrives in time for the screening. Once i know i can get the film with PPR then i let the faculty member know it's on order and say for future reference, check out the information on the different licenses here: http://library.tulane.edu/collections/mmc/copyright. Step 3a. Happily say yes! use our copy for your screening! and for future reference, check out the information about different licensing rights and what you can and can't do: http://library.tulane.edu/collections/mmc/copyright. Step 3b. Check to see if it's available for campus streaming via Swank or Criterion. If yes, go to step 4a. If no, go to step 4b. 4a. Refer the faculty member to Swank or Criterion as appropriate and suggest going through University Student Activities Office which has accounts with both companies and organizes regular campus screenings (perhaps your campus has similar movie nights?). 4b. Try to find out if its possible to purchase one-time screening rights for the physical copy already in our collection and connect the faculty member or group with the appropriate person to make the purchase. I will buy DVDs with PPR but for the life of the disc only; the organizing faculty or group would have to purchase one-time screening rights that can be applied to the copy we already have in our collection (this can take quite a bit of communication tact between yourself, the faculty, and the vendor). Hope something in there is helpful. Best, -lisa H. Music & Media Librarian Tulane University New Orleans, LA 504.314.7822 ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Wochna, Lorraine <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Feature Films and libraries Hi everyone, I'm writing up a PPR/Feature Film blurb for our website. When faculty / grads / students want to show a feature film, do you direct them to Swank or Criterion, or does your library (librarian, media library) investigate? How many of you consider this a library service? For the most part, this will not come out of our budget, but folks ask how to get rights and I wanted to give them a decent answer. Right now my advice to them is to contact Swank Digital (on their own). I'm completely happy to help all of them, but it might be best if they know how to begin on their own. Thanks for your input, Best, Lorraine lorraine wochna Alden Library, Ohio U Instruction Coordinator Liaison to African America Studies, English, Film, Theatre Athens OH 45701 740.597.1238 http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. End of videolib Digest, Vol 80, Issue 18 **************************************** 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.
