Librarian - Villian or Hero?

From LIS2000 - Blackboard Announcements

Wed, Jun 20, 2007

While at work today I was reading "The Film Preservation Guide - The Basics for Archives, Libraries and Museums" by the National Film Preservation Foundation. There was a section that pertains to the conversation in last night's chat dealing with the librarian that was given a hard time by a teacher about showing a movie in class. I've included part of the section below:

8.8 Protecting Your Institution

" ... Copyright liability applies whether or not an individual or organization knows that an action constitutes infringement. Simply making an illegal copy or publicly screening a film once without permission can leave your institution vulnerable to civil fines."

The best approach is to work with your organization's counsel to develop policies for licensing agreements, public screenings, Internet use, and other film usages, and to educate staff on how to implement them.

Maybe this will help the librarian defend her actions.

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