On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Carol Simpson wrote:
> I won't answer about ALA and it's actions, because Carrie Russell
> monitors this list. But remember one thing: NO ONE can abridge your fair
> use rights but YOU. The only way you can lose those is to sign
> restrictive licensing agreements that limit your use. If you refuse to
> do that, you hurt their sales. If enough people do that, they won't be
> making much money, expecially when other companies step into the breach.
> There is no single piece of media that can't be replaced by something
> else. Let your purchasing power vote for you.
Can a company just arbitrarily choose *not* to acknowledge section 110 of
the copyright law?
A Disney rep once told me I could not legally use the non-"educational"
versions of their videos (aka home use version) for instructional
purposes. I challenged them on their claim and they came back shortly with
an apology and corrected info.
IF I had received the letter in question from Discovery I would have
asked them how it is that they are exempt from 110. Evidence?
J. Rathbun, Librarian
Mojave High School
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: jrathbun@orednet.org
http://ccsd.net/schools/mojave/library
Leave it to Beaver was not a documentary.
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