[bksvol-discuss] Re: DON'T PANIC! I put a play into the collection
- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:22:45 -0500
Two questions: First, are you sure that you meant constitutional
amendment? If so, I do not understand what constitution is being
amended. Second, if a play is in the form of a bound book with a title
page and a copyright page just like any other book is it still
prohibited?
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Pavi Mehta <pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes indeed, there was a segment in the last newsletter about plays in the
> collection, am including the relevant extract here:
>
>
> Certain Dramatic Works to Enter the Collection:
>
> As volunteers you are familiar with the fact that dramatic works are not
> covered by the Chafee Amendment (the constitutional amendment that gives
> authorized institutions such as Bookshare.org the right to distribute
> copyrighted non-dramatic literary works in specialized formats to qualified
> individuals). However we are pleased to inform you that the terms of
> agreement with certain publishing partners now give us permission to include
> both their dramatic and non-dramatic works. As a result, Bookshare.org is
> currently in the process of obtaining and processing qualifying plays
> in-house and you will notice them as they are added to the collection.
>
> *****************************************
>
> Currently all the eligible plays have been ordered and will be processed
> in-house. Carrie wanted to make sure that as these plays enter the
> collection, there was no concern on the list about their legality, and also
> that volunteers didn't duplicate effort by working on these titles themselves.
>
> All good things,
> Pavi
>
>
> Pavi Mehta
> Volunteer Coordinator, Bookshare
>
> Benetech
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> Phone: +1 650 644-3459
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:16 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: DON'T PANIC! I put a play into the collection
>
> I think there was a note in the last newsletter about
> some publishers okaying or donating their plays, but I
> may be wrong.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi gang,
>>
>> I know that there are people who keep close watch on
>> the Bookshare collection, so I want to reassure
>> everyone that adding The Crucible into the
>> collection is okay. Pavi will be releasing a
>> statement tomorrow morning about Bookshare adding
>> plays to the collection. Because there was a student
>> request for The Crucible, I wanted to put it into
>> the collection ASAP. The 2 main points I want to
>> stress about this are:
>> 1. Pavi will explain why I can add a play in.
>> 2. She will also explain why volunteers should not.
>> Please don't start scanning plays!
>>
>> Till tomorrow, Carrie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
> AVAILABLE AT
> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm
> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
>
> A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
>
>
>
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