RE: obsolete format

["Peter B. Hirtle" <pbh6@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Section 108 of the Copyright Act defines obsolete formats this way:

"a format shall be considered obsolete if the machine or device necessary to
render perceptible a work stored in that format is no longer manufactured or
is no longer reasonably available in the commercial marketplace."

If a dispute arose over whether a format was obsolete, it would be up to you
to prove that the definition above applied.


-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda Noland [mailto:lnoland@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 3:32 PM
To: digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: obsolete format

We are also struggling with making DVD copies from our old VHS tapes and
thank you for the very clear response to the U of Texas.

Our question is at what point does a format become obsolete? Is there a
person, an institution or organization that makes the decision?



Thanks for your help,

Lynda



Lynda Noland

Portland Community College

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