Re: Use of Pre-Recorded Videos in Interactive Television Courses

On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Laura N. Gasaway <unclng[_at_]email.unc.edu> wrote:
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> On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 George Abbott <glabbott[_at_]library.syr.edu> wrote:
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> > On Wed, 05 Nov 1997, Edward Barrow <edward[_at_]plato32.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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> > > Unfortunately, unreasonable licence fees
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> > Unreasonable fees do however appear in the law as an acceptable reason
> > for
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> > "reproduction and distribution" if a copy "of the copyrighted work
> > cannot be obtained at a fair price," Section 108 e.
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> > This is a concept that bears more analysis beyond the print world.
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> I don't think section 108(e) is at all relevant here.
> That relates to library reproduction of works for a user and not
> to performing works in distance learning.

Agreed this section is related to a totally different area BUT it does introduce the concept of reasonable fees or charges which would be well worth considering when we try to reach a balance between producers and users when it comes to fees.

At least in this section the law is sympathetic to economic considerations.

George Abbott
<glabbott[_at_]library.syr.edu> Received on Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:44:00 GMT