[CASL-L] video transcoding system

[Eva Longo]

Good morning,

Our school recently installed a video transcoding system to replace our
obsolete video distribution system.
The old system is housed in the lmc's backroom.  We would place dvd's/vhs's
into players and assign teachers a channel.
They would them view the movie in their classroom. They had the ability to
control the movie through a special telephone.

The new video transcoding system will allow teachers to access the video
collection from their desktops.  I've been told it will be like using
Youtube.

My assistant and I will be responsible for ripping each video into this new
system.  I am relying heavily on Fair Use for the educational videos that
correspond directly to the curriculum.

I inherited a number of commercial movies (i.e. Sandlot) from my
predecessor and my principal wants me to investigate how much it would cost
to rip these videos into the sytem.  I went to Movie Licensing USA and
found that individual public performance site licenses can be bought but
that the movies, "may not be altered, duplicated, digitized or transmitted
electronically in any form without specific permission from the copyright
owner.'  It also states on this site that it is for use by public libraries

This all came about because I told my principal I was not comfortable
placing these commercial movies into this new system.  She wants me to
investigate further and come up with a ball park figure as to how much such
a license would cost.  I've been in touch with people from 21st Century Fox
which led me to Criterion, USA.

Has anyone been through such a process with their video collection? If so,
any guidance/assistance would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Eva Longo
Library Media Specialist
Timothy Edwards Middle
South Windsor
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