I'm sure none of us wants to get sued or fired. So caution is
understandable, especially as individuals. As institutions, always erring
on the side of caution is a recipe for steady erosion of fair use, public
domain, and other rights. Libraries should be at the forefront of
protecting those rights, and, where possible, expanding them.

Best,

Mark
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Mark Notess
Head, User Experience and Digital Media Services
Library Technologies
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
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On 12/2/14, 10:25 PM, "Riley Childs" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>First: Technically when you stream a video a portion of the video is
>local, so it wouldn't necessarily be legal for the viewer either.
>
>Second: Regardless of legality streaming copyrighted content without a
>license or payment is a morally grey area. And most AUP at universities
>specifically exclude use of the network to provide access to content if
>that content is not properly licensed.
>
>I always err on the side of caution with this sort of stuff. Licensing is
>tricky regardless of application.
>
>And yes i have absolutely faced these questions from both an IT Capacity
>and a librarian capacity.
>//Riley
>
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>From: Cornel Darden Jr.<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: ?12/?2/?2014 10:00 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [CODE4LIB] Streaming Copyrighted material
>
>Hello,
>
>Is streaming (viewing online) copyrighted material illegal for
>individuals. According to the copyright.gov website this seems to be
>completely legal for the viewer when there isn't a copy of the work on
>the viewers computer. It only mentions hosting streams as being a
>misdemeanor, even if there isn't any profit.
>
>This is becoming a huge issue as more content consumers become cord
>cutters. Has any librarians faced these questions?
>
>I am planning on implementing Kodi in my library, but will only make
>public domain material accessible. Kodi provides an excellent user
>interface for organizing and viewing public domain material.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Cornel Darden Jr.
>MSLIS
>Library Department Chair
>South Suburban College
>7087052945
>
>"Our Mission is to Serve our Students and the Community through lifelong
>learning."
>
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