Dennis In this case, the due diligence required by Section 108 is being followed. The person contacted the original distributorŠthat is part of the reasonable effort.
-deg deg farrelly Media Librarian/Streaming Video Administrator Arizona State University Libraries Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 602.332.3103 >Danette, by an odd coincidence, I just got a call from a person this >afternoon whose neighbor badly scratched one of the discs of our PHANTOM >OF >THE OPERA that went out-of-print about six years ago. He was so sad, I >found one in the closet and sent it off to him for free. > >In most cases, when someone has bought an institutional video from us >(doesn't matter how long ago) and it's damaged, we almost always just >charge the home video price of $20 to $25 for a replacement and it's >usually a much better master by then. > >So good things can actually happen if you call the rights holder. The >worst >that can happen is the rights holder wants to charge you $500 which >actually confirms that you can make a copy of your video. > >I gotta say, your scholarly communications officer has a skewed version of >many rights holders. 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.
