[CASL-L] Discover DEVOS Video Server & Streamsie Encoder Feedback

[Rocca, Jennifer]

Amazon's terms of service were interesting but did not give a definitive
answer.  Some encouraging things in here though.  Maybe.  Requires more
research.

Amazon Video Terms of Use
<https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201422760>

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Barbara Lyons <lyonsb at wiltonps.org> wrote:

> Jennifer- thanks, we have been asking them for specifics and not getting
> an answer.  I was leaning in your direction! -Barb
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Rocca, Jennifer <roccaj at brookfieldps.org>
> wrote:
>
>> The act of digitizing a DVD violates the copyright protection on the DVD
>> (unless purchase of the device grants you that provision - and it doesn't
>> usually).
>>
>> Even if you are limiting it to a single user, you did not purchase a
>> digital copy of the movie so giving teacher access to a digital copy is a
>> violation.
>>
>> I would love for this to work - but we did not put any videos on this
>> server because of the copyright violation aspect.  When we asked DEVOS
>> about this they said, "We just provide the hardware to make this happen.
>> What you do with it is up to you."
>>
>> If there's a better legal answer, I don't yet know what it is.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Barbara Lyons <lyonsb at wiltonps.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good morning all- I am reaching out to find other schools who are using
>>> the Wallingford, CT Discovery DEVOS Video Server and Streamsie Encoder.
>>> Our district has a contract with the company, and we are being told that
>>> we may legally upload our DVD collection to the server in order to stream
>>> (there is the capability, we are told, to limit viewing to one classroom at
>>> a time, which should "satisfy fair use requirements").
>>>
>>> We are skeptical, and wondering if anyone out there has had this
>>> experience.  TIA! -Barb Lyons
>>>
>>> p.s there are other services out there, such a PLEX media server:
>>> "Plex allows you to aggregate all your personal media and access it
>>> anywhere you go. Enjoy your own media on all your devices with the Plex Media
>>> Server."  I contacted them and received this response:
>>> "we have many schools using Plex!. The only thing that you need to be
>>> clear on is that we don't know what you will be storing/streaming -- so, it
>>> is up to you to make sure have the rights to do so (being a library,
>>> though, my guess is that you have a pretty good idea what rights you
>>> have!)."
>>> --
>>> *Barbara Lyons*
>>> *Library Media Specialist*
>>> *Wilton High School*
>>> *lyonsb at wiltonps.org <lyonsb at wiltonps.org>*
>>> (203) 762-0381 x6288
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jennifer Rocca
>> BHS Teacher Librarian
>> 203-775-7725 x-7775
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *Barbara Lyons*
> *Library Media Specialist*
> *Wilton High School*
> *lyonsb at wiltonps.org <lyonsb at wiltonps.org>*
> (203) 762-0381 x6288
>
> ***  **Please update my email in your contact list to lyonsb at wiltonps.org
> <lyonsb at wiltonps.org>. *
> *The **Wilton Public Schools will be transitioning email over the next
> several months.*
> *Our current email system will be unavailable/undeliverable after July 1,
> 2016**.*
>



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Jennifer Rocca
BHS Teacher Librarian
203-775-7725 x-7775
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