[LM_NET] HIT: TECH: media transfer and copyright

[Marcia Dressel <dressel@OSCEOLA.K12.WI.US>]

Original post:  I have some colleagues asking to transfer some of our books on tape 
resources to CD or mp3 for use on iPods for listening centers here at school.   I'm 
starting a search for a "Carrie on Copyright" ruling on the copyright  implications 
because I'm sure I've read that this isn't "okay" or at the very best, is an "it 
depends" situation.

I posted to LM_NET hoping to find someone with some fresh experience with this who 
can point me to accurate sources of  counsel before we proceed.

To put it more succinctly:  Can we make new media format copies of our cassette 
tapes?


REPLIES:

EX: Susie Converter has decided that it's time to get rid of all the old 
audiotapes. She's decided to turn them into MP3 files and make them available on 
the library server.

        Duplication from one format to another is not allowed without the 
permission from the copyright holder.

        Source: http://eduscapes.com/seeds/management/copy.html 
<http://eduscapes.com/seeds/management/copy.html> 

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        COPYRIGHT QUESTIONS OF THE MONTH. 
        Authors: 
        Simpson, Carol 
        Source: 
        Library Media Connection; Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p50-50, 1p 
        Document Type: 
        Article 
        Subject Terms: 
        LIBRARY copyright policies
        LIBRARY rules & regulations
        QUESTIONS & answers
        COPYRIGHT infringement
        TEACHERS 
        Geographic Terms: 
        UNITED States 
        Abstract: 
        The article provides answers to questions about copyright issues in the 
library in the U.S. including whether there is a copyright violation when a teacher 
takes a downloadable format of a classical piece of literature, take less than 10% 
of it and translate it, one about copyright issues when copying an audiobook and 
another one about public performance license and class showing. 
        ISSN: 
        15424715 
        Accession Number: 
        35445479 
        Persistent link to this record (Permalink): 
        
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=35445479&site=ehost-live
 
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        There is an exception for media in an obsolete format for which you can
        no longer get the equipment to pay the media. However, the general rule
        is you may not change the format unless you have permission from the
        copyright holder.   It is better to purchase copies in new formats. Media 
is not intended to
        be usable forever. While teachers may not like using tape recorders,
        they are still available       ~ Barbara 

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        ONLY if they are not available for purchase in another audio format.
        Cheryl 

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        Not sure if it helps or not, but I was looking into this question for 
        VCR tapes to DVDs a few years ago.  The prevailing opinion, including 
        from the university's legal department, was that you could make DVDs 
        out of the VCR tapes, but you had to keep the VCR tapes and not 
        dispose of them or loan them out while the DVDs were in use.
        
        

        Marcia

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