Well, I'm always happy when a competitors pricing makes Film Ideas pricing look cheap. But putting price aside and just looking at the structure, there are several items that stand out to me.
I don't see the benefit of limiting use to the classroom. Although there may be minuscule demand for a student to check the stream out from the library, it should be allowed and encouraged in my opinion. Then there is the technical difficulty of limiting the stream to the classroom, which could be a deal breaker for many schools. From the producer standpoint, I do agree that changing the aspect ratio is an alteration of the film. I would not want an image distorted to fill a 16X9 screen. And charging more for online teaching is logical, especially if the school is going the Georgia State MOOC route. My 2 cents, Bob Robert A. Norris Managing Director Film Ideas, Inc. Phone: (847) 419-0255 Email: [email protected] Web: www.filmideas.com > From: Deg Farrelly <[email protected]> > Date: August 7, 2014 6:36:38 PM CDT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Videolib] Your reactions to streaming terms? > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > I know what I have already said (to our licensing agent to pass along to the > filmmaker). But I am curious as to my professional colleagues' take on these > terms to stream an independent self-distributed documentary film. > > I am not interested in launching a discussion on the cost of producing a > documentary film, etc. I put this out only to address the licensing terms. > > > The licensing agreement for the streaming rights are limited to in-class > viewing of the film by the professor teaching the film and their students, or > by faculty who are considering teaching the film in other courses. > > Technical Note: All uploads to the server must be performed in the 4x3 aspect > ratio NOT wide-screen 16x9. Any ratio other than 4x3 will be considered > alteration of the film. > Rates: > > 2-year streaming = $259 for institutions that already have the DVD > $518 for institutions that do not have the DVD, and therefore need a DVD to > perform the secure upload. > > Permanent classroom streaming rights are available at a flat fee of 4x the > institutional DVD rate, which is $1,036. For institutions that already have > the DVD, that is discounted to 3x the institutional rate, which is $777.00. > > Use of the film for online and long-distance teaching requires an additional > $100 fee for the 2-year rate; if permanent classroom streaming rights are > purchased it is a one-time $100 fee. > > > To show my hand, I have recommended that we walk away and not license the > video. > > -deg > > deg farrelly > ShareStream Administrator/Media Librarian > Arizona State University Libraries > Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 > 602.332.3103 >
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