[CASL-L] copyright question

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

FYI


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From: Bj Mccracken <Bj_Mccracken at gfps.k12.mt.us>
To: "aaslforum at ala.org" <aaslforum at ala.org>
Sent: Tue, April 17, 2012 3:20:28 PM
Subject: [aaslforum] RE: copyright question


We ran into a problem with techs telling librarians to tape the VHS into DVD 
format.  This is the actual law.
 
Sections 108(b)-(c) permit a library to reproduce both published and 
unpublished  works for preservation purposes, but only if certain conditions are 
met.  Replacement of published works (such as purchased audiovisual works) is 
allowed for purposes of replacing a lost, damaged, stolen, deteriorating or 
obsolete copy, but only after the library first makes a reasonable effort to 
find an unused replacement at a fair price.  So, a replacement copy may be made 
when conditions are met, but creating a backup copy is not permitted under this 
section [emphasis added].
 
BJ McCracken
"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with 
floaties and teach us how to swim."   Linton Weeks
 
Head Librarian
Great Falls High School
1900 2nd Ave. South
Great Falls, MT  59405
406.268.6304 or 6305
www.bisonlibrary.org
 
From:Clover Carroll [mailto:cccarroll at k12albemarle.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:05 AM
To: 'aaslforum at ala.org'
Subject: [aaslforum] copyright question
 
Dear Brain Trust,
The secondary schools in my district have many old VHS tapes that we would like 
to convert to DVD. We know changing formats is a copyright violation, but is it 
permissible if the title is not currently available on the market in DVD format? 
Thanks as always for your help!!
Clover
 
Clover Carroll, M.A., M.Ed., Librarian
Western Albemarle High School
5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet, VA 22932
434-823-8700
cccarroll at k12albemarle.org
 
"Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism."- Author 
Neil Gaiman
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