Subject: RE: obsolete format From: "Kate Makowiecka" <K.Makowiecka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:40:03 +0800 |
just as a cultural aside: in Australia we talk about 'obsolescent' formats (i.e. those that are becoming obsolete) - makes life a little bit easier :-) ___________________________________________________________ Kate Makowiecka Copyright Coordinator Murdoch University Perth Western Australia p: +61 8 9360 7491 f: +61 8 9310 2780 www.murdoch.edu.au/copyright -----Original Message----- From: Peter B. Hirtle [mailto:pbh6@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sat 20/02/2010 5:53 AM To: Lynda Noland; digital-copyright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: obsolete format 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 Sylvania Library Reserve Specialist Coursepack Coordinator <mailto:lnoland@xxxxxxx> lnoland@xxxxxxx 503-977-4441 Mon.-Fri 7:00 to 3:30 "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill
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