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Re: What exactly is Flickr abuse?
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danielle plumer <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:48:44 -0500
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For libraries, there is also a specific exemption (Section 108) that allows
making up to three copies for purposes of preservation.

Among other recommendations, the recent Section 108 study group convened by
the Library of Congress recommendation that the exemption be extended to
museums, as well. See http://www.section108.gov/

-- 
Danielle Cunniff Plumer, Coordinator
Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
512.463.5852 (phone) / 512.936.2306 (fax)
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On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:21 PM, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks Gayle,
>
> The copying of a work from one format (VHS) to another (DVD) by a
> non-profit institution is more than likely governed by the Fair Use
> standards of copyright law.
>
> http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
>
> Cheers!
> Dave
>
> David Harvey
> Conservator
> Los Angeles, CA
>
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Gayle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Ahah!  I think you BOTH missed her question, and Adrienne, it would have
>> been better couched in its own subject heading since it really was a
>> separate, though related topic.
>>
>> Adrienne wanted to know about the legality of converting something from
>> one medium to another.  I don't remember the exact specifics, but I think it
>> was VHS to DVD.  Adrienne, what did you ask?  Please restate it under a new
>> subject, and somebody is bound to answer you.
>>
>> The other stuff, Randy and David, is still good, just not in response to
>> what she asked.
>>
>

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