Hello All,
The date / time that worked out best is next Friday, 12/16 at 2pm ET.
Please call in a minute or so beforehand if you can make it:
Dial-In Number: (641) 715-0682 <tel:%28641%29%20715-0682>
Access Code: 858446
You're welcome to do so even if you didn't participate in the poll. If
you can't make the meeting, we hope to share a summary shortly
thereafter -- and continued conversation / input via VideoLib is very
much welcome!
Have a great weekend,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475 <tel:%28302%29%20831-1475>
http://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo <http://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo>
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Meghann Matwichuk <mtw...@udel.edu
<mailto:mtw...@udel.edu>> wrote:
Hi All,
Meredith Miller and I are hoping to host a conference call next week
(either Tuesday 12/13 or Friday 12/16) for those interested in
participating in a discussion about how we can best move forward on
the issue of educational availability advocacy for media librarians
& vendors. If you would like to participate, please visit this link
and indicate your availability (times are ET):
http://doodle.com/poll/nfr6q7dppcvndfrt
<http://doodle.com/poll/nfr6q7dppcvndfrt>
If you are hoping to attend, please indicate your availability by
4pm ET this Friday, 12/9. We'll choose the date / time with the
greatest availability for interested participants. Make note of
call-in instructions on the site. Please note: we plan to do our
best to keep the meeting to 1 hour. Thank you,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475 <tel:%28302%29%20831-1475>
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
<https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo>
On 12/2/2016 3:23 PM, Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Thanks, all, for the ideas and input! And yes, I do understand
that there are different rights complications depending on whether
or not Amazon / Netflix has produced the content or not. I do
realize this is a tall order and may not (or may not be likely to)
result in DVD availability. But from what I've gathered so far,
raising awareness of the fact that these companies (and the
content producers, in cases where they are not the distributors)
are leaving money on the table and prohibiting content from being
seen in certain environments is the first hurdle, so crafting some
kind of statement in this area with a goal towards publicizing it
seems like a good place to start.
I agree that a conference call could be useful to begin the
process, and would be available for one next week or the week
after, in case it takes some time to pull together. Meredith, are
you able to facilitate? I could help with the scheduling by
putting together a Doodle poll that folks could use to indicate
interest and availability; just let me know.
An interesting idea from Elizabeth at Bullfrog Films is that we
could provide examples of several of the companies who regularly
work with educational rights (as Mat described) who could serve as
models / references for the process in the case of those film and
/ or music producers who are simply unaware and don't know where
to start.
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475 <tel:%28302%29%20831-1475>
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
<https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo>
On 12/2/2016 11:37 AM, meredith miller wrote:
I love this idea! I've been pursuing this on individual basis
with both Netflix and Amazon. My argument has been that this type
of licensing is another potential revenue stream that they are
not considering. I think there is a general misunderstanding
about the educational licensing market and the value that it has
- so I think educating them on who we are and why we are
important is crucial.
I'm happy to dive into this! I think it would be good to discuss
strategy first. Is anyone interested in a conference call early
next week?
Meredith
On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Susan Albrecht
<albre...@wabash.edu <mailto:albre...@wabash.edu>> wrote:
I think these are genius ideas from Meghann. I especially
like the idea of a joint letter from VRT and NMM and having
an “all set” statement with many signatures ready to attach
to an email we’re sending.
So who’s the drafter? ;)
Susan Albrecht
Graduate Fellowship Advisor
Library Media Acquisitions Manager
Wabash College Lilly Library
765-361-6216 <tel:%28765%29%20361-6216> (acquisitions) /
765-361-6297 <tel:%28765%29%20361-6297> (fellowships)
765-361-6295 <tel:%28765%29%20361-6295> fax
albre...@wabash.edu <mailto:albre...@wabash.edu>
Twitter: @Wab_Fellowships
www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films
<http://www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films>
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*From:*videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] *On Behalf Of
*Meghann Matwichuk *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2016 10:59 AM
*To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> *Subject:* Re:
[Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o Educational
Availability
I like the idea of a petition. Who would we target? Amazon
(Prime) and Netflix seem to be the primary 'offenders' right
now. (But there are individual / self-distributors who are
also only selling to individuals via stream.) Another
possibility -- maybe a joint letter from VRT and NMM?
Meredith and other vendor allies -- what do you think would
be a good way for those of us interested in making a joint
statement to get the attention of the right folks?
Alternately, it might be helpful to attach something like the
joint letter or a statement with a giant gob of signatories
when we're all individually contacting distributors. Like,
keep it on your desktop and just clip it to any of these
individual emails we might send when we advocate for
educational distribution. "You might be interested to know
that there are many who are concerned about this issue, and
are interested in purchasing hard copies and educational
licenses. Please see the attached letter."
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475 <tel:%28302%29%20831-1475>
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
<https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo>
On 12/2/2016 10:29 AM, Laura Jenemann wrote:
Hi all,
I’m happy to add my voice. Is there a group letter
writing option? Change.org post? Blog post option? I
may be able to help with the tech for this.
Once again, Ava DuVernay has gotten the ball rolling on
an important topic. Why not keep it rolling?
Regards,
Laura
Laura Jenemann
Media, Film Studies & Dance Librarian
George Mason University Libraries
Email: ljene...@gmu.edu <mailto:ljene...@gmu.edu>
Phone: 703-993-7593 <tel:%28703%29%20993-7593>
*From:*videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] *On Behalf
Of *Wochna, Lorraine *Sent:* Thursday, December 1, 2016
6:05 PM *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> *Subject:* Re:
[Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o
Educational Availability
Meghann,
Thanks so much for such a thorough response.
Yes, I agree and will challenge these distributors as well!
Best,
lorraine
*From:*videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] *On Behalf
Of *Meghann Matwichuk *Sent:* Thursday, December 01, 2016
3:17 PM *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> *Subject:*
[Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o
Educational Availability
Thanks for passing this along, Lorraine!! This is
exciting! Although, it doesn't quite solve the problem
of having a physical copy in our collection, or a
streaming version to which we can provide access for our
patrons who may not have a Netflix account. I was just
having a conversation about this (films produced by
streaming services without any means for libraries to
purchase hard copies or license) with the lovely Meredith
Miller not a few hours ago, and just a week or two ago
had an exchange with the distributors of the Netflix film
Audrie and Daisy <http://www.audrieanddaisy.com/>. It
went as follows:
Me: "Greetings, I am a media librarian at the University
of Delaware Library. One of UD's student groups will be
hosting a film screening of Audrie & Daisy soon, and
we've already had requests that we add the film to our
Library's collection so that it can be used in classes
and made available for students to watch for research.
Are there any plans to make Audrie & Daisy available for
purchase on DVD soon, or via some other mechanism that
allows institutional access? I've personally watched the
film via my own Netflix account, and I know it would be a
great resource for our faculty and students. Thank you!"
Carla @ Filmsprout: "Thanks so much for your note, and
we're thrilled to hear that the Library is interested in
the film. I'm so sorry, but currently there aren't plans
to make the film available for institutional purchase
because the film is already available for individual and
private classroom use via the Netflix service. However,
I'd be glad to let you know if anything changes!"
Me: "Institutions are not able to subscribe to Netflix,
so unfortunately we can't offer private classroom use via
the Netflix service. I hope that this may change in the
near future, as we've been unable to provide equitable
access to some excellent programming due to the models
put forth by Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc. Please do let
me know if anything should change with 'Audrie & Daisy'."
Carla: "Thank you for your note, and I hear you. I've
shared your feedback with my team, and I will absolutely
let you know if anything changes around institutional
licensing for the film."
Several of us (myself, Lorraine, and a few others who may
or may not be on VideoLib?) who attended National Media
Market in October discussed this very thing over lunch
one afternoon -- the need to advocate and raise awareness
amongst the producers of films that fit into this growing
category. Towards that end, I'd encourage everyone to
take the extra time to contact producers of films like
13th, Audrie & Daisy, Transparent, etc. when your
students / instructors request them to help the producers
understand the need for an educational distribution model
that would allow us to provide access to these important
films. Clearly, Ms. DuVernay and the Filmsprout folks
intend for these documentaries to be widely seen and
utilized in educational settings -- they need to hear
from us that we share that mission and need options to
pay them for / license their content.
Best,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475 <tel:%28302%29%20831-1475>
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
<https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo>
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