Which begs the question. I have a number of filmstrips that I would
like to utilize as ppt -- are filmstrips considered obsolete?
Sharron McElmeel
>This is a frequent copyright question. In general, Donnette, you and
>your colleagues are right -it is an infringement to transfer a VHS copy
>to the DVD format - not because you are tranferring but because you are
>making a reproduction.
>
>Exceptions to the reproduction right are found in Section 108 (find text
>of law at www.copyright.gov)
>(see subsection D)
>
>The law does not outright "say" that you cannot make copies to new
>formats - instead it says that you cannot make replacement copies unless
>you cannot find and buy the title in the marketplace. In other words,
>you cannot even make a copy when your own copy is damaged unless you
>look in the marketplace for another copy to purchase first. (There are
>further details about obsolete formats but VHS is not obsolete and you
>would still have to check for a copy to buy.
>
>It's possible that a license was negotiated at the point of sale (for
>the VHSs) that allowed for a replacement copy. But did the license say
>replacement copies in another format? (Here the license is may be more
>specific than the copyright law).
>
>The TEACH Act is not at all helpful here.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Carrie Russell, Copyright Specialist and
> Director, Program on Public Access to Information
>ALA Washington Office
>Office for Information Technology Policy
>1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW First Floor
>Washington, DC 20009
>crussell@alawash.org
>800.941-8478
>202.628.8410
>
>
>
>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:58:54 -0500
>From: Donnette Mickelson <coreys@CHIBARDUN.NET>
>Subject: Tar: copyright on transferring media
>
>Our administrator has purchased a machine to transfer all of our
>VHS tape to DVD. He says that he has checked it out and it
>is legal because we bought the license to do that when we
>bought the tape.
>The media specialists in our building do not agree. We understand
>that you can not transfer from one media to another if
>it is still available or can be purchased in the other media. We need to
>be
>able to document this in print and not just our opinion. Can someone
>direct us to where we can find this written? If we are mistaken
>please let us know that too.
>Thanks!
>
>Donnette Mickelson
>Library Media Specialist
>Colfax Elementary School
>Colfax, WI 54730
>715-962-3676
>coreys@chibardun.net
>mickelson@colfax.k12.wi.us
>
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