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I agree with Paula. I hope we can keep fair use, but unless administrators are willing to express to their faculties that copyright infringement includes showing their own or rented videos in the classroom without securing a broadcast license, nothing will happen. Too many teachers say, "We're in a small school. Nobody is going to send the video police to us." The teachers do not have the background in copyright that we librarians get. I'm sure the administrators must have been exposed to it in a school law course, but I think many of them don't take it seriously, either. I'm tired of being the Grinch or the Barbarian, but I feel that I must try to keep our school from copyright infringement when I can. >>> Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM> 01/15/05 08:03AM >>> Before someone sends me a scathing reply -- I support fair use -- WHat I am saying is that in some respects I don't blame the companies -- How many of you have seen blatant disregard for the copyright laws -- particulary with movies --- I have seen rooms full of videos that are handed out for entertianment -- how many times have we seen disucssions right here on this listserv -- I dont have an answer but I see some of these companies fighting back against blatant disregard of copyright laws and fair use. Paula Carol Simpson <Carol_Simpson@UNT.EDU> 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. Carol Simpson, Ed.D. Assoc. Professor - School of Library & Information Sciences University of North Texas PO Box 311068 205 Chestnut, ISB #205 Denton, TX 76203 940-565-3776 (voice) 940-565-3101 (fax) carol_simpson@unt.edu >>> Vicki Sherouse 01/14/05 10:40 AM >>> I am very, very concerned with some of the copyright moves by companies that have been mentioned on the list lately. One, Discovery Channel denying fair use to schools for its videos, and Two, books at Sam's Club (?) contained in wrappers denying purchase for libraries. It is obvious that corporations hate the fact that libraries exist because one book is purchased and read by many people. These moves are an obvious attempt to deny schools and libraries the right to purchase normally priced or discounted materials and then lend them out. The next step will be that we will have to purchase "public lending or performance rights" for all our materials. As librarians we must not let this trend go unchallenged. ALA needs to research these occurrences and begin a public information campaign designed to embarrass the companies who are doing this. Further, ALA needs to contact the appropriate members of Congress to begin work on legislation to outlaw such practices if needed. Libraries are already closing for lack of funds (Salinas, a recent example), if we have to pay new, higher prices for the "right" to lend materials, we will be out of business. A first step for all of us should be to write to Discovery Channel to protest this move and refuse to buy their materials at the higher price. A second step is for those of us who are members of ALA to ask them to look into this. And finally, we should all be posting to the list and ALA any similar examples as we find them. Vicki Sherouse Librarian Sentinel High School Missoula, MT vsherouse at mcps.k12.mt.us Notice: This e-mail may contain confidential information belonging to the sender which is privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, delete it without copying it and immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. 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