--- Forwarded Message from Samantha Earp <[log in to unmask]> --- >To: [log in to unmask] >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 *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************