I would agree with Charles on this.
I have just gone through our collection and finally persuaded staff to part with their VHS copies and in replacing with DVDs I have sought permission from the rights owners for educational use to be allowed.
Time consuming but has to be done
Hope this helps
Virginia
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-----Original Message-----
From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CHARLES OPPENHEIM
Sent: 25 July 2012 15:14
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 'Warning: for private domestic use only' DVDs
This question is better sent to lis-copyseek, but here is my take on it.
The lending right (i.e., the right to PREVENT lending) applies to libraries lending to clients, though not libraries lending to other libraries. You therefore should respect the notice. As I see it, the only way round the problem is to negotiate with the rightsowner (or someone representing the rightsowner) for a licence.
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
--- On Wed, 25/7/12, Jez Conolly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Jez Conolly <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 'Warning: for private domestic use only' DVDs
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, 25 July, 2012, 14:52
Hello,
We have several DVDs in stock currently, mostly documentaries, which bear variations of this fine print on the discs and their cases:
'Warning: for private domestic use only. Any unauthorised copying, hiring, lending or public performance of this DVD is illegal.'
Some of them are also marked 'for educational purposes only' but the majority are not.
My question is, are these simply unsuitable for library stock? Are colleagues prepared to stock but not lend items like these? Am I worrying unnecessarily?
I'm happy to take replies directly rather than via the list.
Many thanks,
Jez
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