--- Forwarded Message from Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Subject: streaming audio/video and acceptable use policies
>From: Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:20:19 -0500

Hi all,

A question about streaming media, media libraries and copyright...

It used to be that one (institutions, language centers, etc) could claim
that the streaming of audio and video helped protect copyrights, because
it was not especially easy for the casual tech user to get a copy of the
streams in question. But now there's software available that makes it
easier to copy these streams - several options have been mentioned on this
list in the last few weeks.

So I'm wondering if any of your institutions have adopted or are
considering acceptable use policies for streaming media as well as other
forms of circulating media content to patrons, along the lines of "you can
use it, but you can't copy it", since you're not the owner, etc. I'm
thinking about content owned or licensed by an institution (such as a
music library, or textbook content) as well as content available from
external sources (foreign language radio broadcast streams, etc).

Any feedback?

Thanks,
Samantha


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