Dear All:
We have a video resource produced by the University of Manchester from
1986 which is used in our Biomedical Sciences teaching programme. We
have a student who is profoundly deaf, and because the film is being
used in a certain specific context, it would much more advantageous for
us to offer a re-edit of the DVD version with added subtitles using our
internal audio-visual services (rather than providing a transcript).
However, our AV services are concerned that we need permission to
re-subtitle an existing DVD from the original manufacturers.
Unfortunately, Manchester University Press Office told me they have no
record of the video on their systems and suggested I contact the
academics involved directly ... if I could find them(!)
Does copyright come into play here if it is as part of a reasonable
adjustment, (I am just mindful of the fact that we suspend copyright
issues when dyslexic students record lectures as long as they are using
the content for their own uses only)? Could a similar case be argued if
the subtitled version isn't made publically available?
Kind regards,
--
Michael Woodman
Disabilities Coordinator
Registry, Hunter Wing,
St. George's, University of London,
Cranmer Terrace, Tooting,
SW17 0RE.
www.sgul.ac.uk/disability
Tel: 020 8725 0143
Fax: 020 8725 0841
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