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Berna et al,

I think this may be called broadcast or broadcasting rights rather than a
site license?

When I ordered videos for the Fine Arts Library here, I specifically did
not purchase these rights (for budget reasons), but we were given the
go-ahead (by our legal counsel) to allow classroom showings (for study).
Public showings such as part of museum exhibitions (esp. for our
performance art videos or works of videographers) were not permitted
without first obtaining broadcast rights.  And if videos are checked out to
users it's for "home use" only.  We expect our borrowers to comply with the
law but really we do not have any way to track this (neither do video
rental stores).

My advise is to check with your institution's legal counsel.

Best,

Janine Henri

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>Publishers of videos generally issue site licenses, with a higher price tag,
>so that faculty can use videos with classes. They tend to be $200 and up. My
>institution automatically seeks a site license for most vidoes ordered by our
>Visual Resources department.
>
>BERNA E. NEAL
>Architecture/Environmental Design Library, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
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