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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is a coincidence as we have been recently talking about this. We assumed that bought DVDs can't be lent to under age students but we record a lot of things off TV. Does anyone know about the law for these as they don't officially have a certificate? For example Gordon Ramsay and 15/18 films that are recorded from TV - we have quite a lot of 14 year olds here. =20 Thanks =20 Kern =20 Kern Vickers Yeovil College Yeovil Somerset BA21 4DR =20 [log in to unmask] =20 -----Original Message----- From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David McMenemy Sent: 17 May 2007 13:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Lending 18 certificate material =20 Hi Sarah, =20 My understanding of this based on the FACT website is that the law is very clear re videos/DVDs and that it is an offence to knowingly supply a video to someone under the legal viewing age and a fine of up to 20k can be given if it is broken. =20 =20 I don't think parental permission comes into it either.=20 =20 Check out: =20 http://www.fact-uk.org.uk/site/criminal_justice/vidact.htm =20 Cheers David =20 -----Original Message----- From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Robinson Sent: 17 May 2007 11:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Lending 18 certificate material =20 Apologies for cross-posting =20 Dear all,=20 =20 Can I check with any of you who have under 18s who need to watch 18 certificate material what you do. It is our present policy to not allow them to borrow the item.=20 =20 I want to be sure that we are correct in saying that we can't legally lend this material to these students (regardless of the fact that they might have a note signed by a parent to say that they can). =20 Recently we have had a number of instances where under 18 students who are on our media or A-level courses need to watch this material because it is part of the course, we say no we can't lend it to them and then they are disappointed that they can't take the item out. I would also like to clarify the issue of 'watching the film' - if we set the student up in the library to 'watch the film' are we breaking the law? =20 (Can anyone tell me why the examining boards take it into their heads to set 18 certificate films for an A-level course in the first place, when the majority of students will be under this age, it seems quite potty to me). =20 Any help would be appreciated,=20 =20 Sarah Robinson Assistant Librarian Suffolk College Library Rope Walk Ipswich