I sincerely doubt iTunes is using a license without full awareness of its terms. I would note that Mr. Smith also claims one does not need a license to stream entire feature films or most anything else.
I don't download music but I can't really understand why a library should be able to download and add to the collection copyrighted material without a license/payment. I understand that rights holders are making it increasingly difficult if not impossible to purchase material which is both stupid and frustrating but I don't see how that justifies using material illegally. So if you CAN purchase or license an item it is OK to accept copyright but if you can't than you can just do it anyway? There have been all sorts of instances with film where copies are not legally available for any number of reasons so what just download from a pirate site and add to the collection? On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Laura Jenemann <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear videolib, > > > > A recent post from Kevin Smith (Duke’s Scholarly Communication Officer) on > digital-only music, and what libraries might or might not do about it: > > > http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/07/28/planning-for-musical-obsolescence/ > > > > Here are some comments that may resonate with media librarians: > > > > “At a recent consultation to discuss this problem, it was interesting to > note that several of the lawyers in the room encouraged the librarians to > just download the music anyway and ignore the licensing terms, simply > treating this piece of music like any other library acquisition. Their > argument was that iTunes and the LA Philharmonic really do not mean to > prevent library acquisitions; they are just using a boilerplate license > without full awareness of the impact of its terms. But the librarians were > unwilling.” > > > > Regards, > > Laura > > > > Laura Jenemann > > Film Studies/Media Services Librarian > > George Mason University > > 703-993-7593 > > [email protected] > > > > 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.
