Jessica makes an excellent point about seeking out a different perspective, and I have a couple of responses (actually 3 or 4 but who's counting?).
1. This conference in Colorado Springs is excellent. I attended last year. Carla Myers does a phenomenal job of bringing people together who share this common interest in libraries and copyright. Also, the registration is free and if you can possibly go, you should. It's a great time of year to visit Colorado! 2. I am going to be leading one of the breakout sessions at this conference, talking about Section 108 and video content. Most folks on this list are probably pretty comfortable with making section 108 decisions, but there are a lot of librarians who don't have to face this on a regular basis and I hope I can teach them something useful. So in addition to using this as shameless self-promotion, I will also say that I'm pretty much a stickler for thorough research into rights holders, and I promise to impart my rather conservative approach to attendees (with the caveat that it *is* conservative, and YMMV). 3. Speaking of shameless self-promotion, the board of the National Media Market is working, as we speak, on securing a keynote speaker who will provide that different perspective that is so important to the discussion. Don't forget!! NMM 2016, Oct 23-27, in Baltimore. We have some fantastic stuff lined up and the hotel is in the Inner Harbor area. You should plan to attend if you can!!!!! I was re-reading the report of the Fair Use and Video Project today, and was struck by this particular paragraph: "Like other groups of librarians who deal in specialized content – e.g. music or image librarians – those who collect media often feel a sense of responsibility towards the producers of content, which they must balance against the needs of both their libraries and their constituents. The producers in question are the small, independent filmmakers and distribution companies – not the major media labels – that create and distribute the kind of high-quality social commentary or groundbreaking artistic work that is a staple of most academic media collections. This symbiotic relationship between producer and consumer is one that a significant portion of the media librarian community would like to protect." (full report at https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Fair_Use_and_Video/) Cheers, Sarah Sarah McCleskey [email protected] ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 12:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] 2016 Kraemer Copyright Conference at UCCS—Registration is Now Open! At the risk of being slammed I would point out that I don't see a single person representing a different position or area re copyright. I continue to find it a bit shocking that what appears to be dozens of conferences, webinars, seminars on copyright in the educational academic community never include different viewpoints. I am aware of one upcoming conference that does but first one I have seen in two years. I would think it would a good thing to reach out and hear different views (and I do not mean me). On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Carla Myers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The annual Kraemer Copyright Conference at UCCS will be held on June 6-7, 2016 on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. This conference offers public, academic, and school librarians the opportunity to learn about U.S. Copyright Law and how it impacts the services we offer our patrons. The conference schedule can be found here: http://www.uccs.edu/copyright/kraemerconference/schedule.html. Our featured speakers this year include: Dr. Kenneth D. Crews, who is an attorney, author, professor, and international copyright consultant. For over 25 years, his research, policymaking, and teaching have centered on copyright issues related to education and research. Kevin Smith, Director of the Office of Copyright and Scholarly Communications at Duke University and author of the popular Scholarly Communications @ Duke blog, will be joining us this year to speak about the tools available to help librarians in addressing copyright issues. Donna L. Ferullo, who is a Professor and Director of the University Copyright Office at Purdue University. She advises the University on copyright compliance issues and is responsible for educating the University community on their rights and responsibilities under the copyright law. Carrie Russell, who is the Director for the Program on Public Access to Information for the American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP). Thanks to the generous support of our conference sponsors including the Kraemer Family Endowment, the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC), the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, and Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP conference registration is free! Visit our conference webpage to learn more about this event: http://www.uccs.edu/copyright/kraemerconference.html. You can register for the conference here: http://www.uccs.edu/copyright/kraemerconference/registration.html. While registration is free, it is still required and due to space limitations anyone not registered will not be admitted to the event. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about registration or the conference. Best, Carla Myers Assistant Professor Faculty Director of Access Services and Scholarly Communications Kraemer Family Library The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 719-255-3908<tel:719-255-3908> 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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]<mailto:[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.
