[OPLINLIST] Re: Downloading Music Responses
Sandy
hartsesa@oplin.org
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:57:17 -0400
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The following are the responses I received from my original posting =
about allowing patrons to download music onto CDs or disks. =20
If anyone else would like to respond to the list I would appreciate =
it. =20
Thanks.
Sandy Hartsel
hartsesa@oplin.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Sandy" <hartsesa@oplin.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:58:49 CDT
Subject: Downloading Music
Are you allowing patrons to download music from the Internet (sites =
like Kazaa) onto CDs or disks?
Do you have a policy for this? If so, would you please email me a
copy?
Thanks
Sandy Hartsel
hartsesa@oplin.org
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Responses I received:
Sandy,
Please post your responses.
I'd be very interested in the results and I'm sure others would be as =
well.
Lisa
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We don't allow patrons to download music to burn on CDs, strictly data=20
files.
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No, we do not. Most of the drives on our Internet computers are locked
off. We have 4 Gates computers that have floppy disk drives and 4
off-line workstations with the windows office suite for homework. =20
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We have our floppy disk drives blocked and we do not have any cd =
burners, so our patrons can't download and take music with them. =20
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We don't have a policy against it. However, our PC's do not have CD =
burners and it would take multiple floppies to record one song. Because =
of this we don't have a problem with patrons carrying copies of music =
out of the building. They can download it and save it to the library =
server, making the library the only place they can listen to it. =20
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We don't have an official written policy, but we do not allow it. Once =
we said yes to a patron when he brought his own equipment to hook up to =
our PC. It seemed to take forever, then he wasn't successful. Our =
computer consultant may have had the terminals set up so he could not =
download the music. We aren't very technologically savvy here, so I'm =
not sure what happened. I also had some copywrite concerns, although =
this was debated among the staff.
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Please post responses to the list--I think we're all struggling with =
this issue, or will be.
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To download from Kazaa you have to actually download the software to =
your computer. I would remove it because I don't allow people to =
download actual programs on our computers. If they just download a song =
or a file, I don't mind but I don't want anyone putting software =
programs on my computer. Since it is illegal to download music and some =
have been prosecuted for it, I would not allow Kazaa to be used. Are =
people doing it? Probably. No one has been caught yet but I wouldn't be =
surprised if they're removing their tracks. I do have some people come =
in and copy their music but I don't ask whether they bought it before =
copying. Hope that helps!
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"> The =
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download music onto CDs or disks. </FONT></DIV>
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anyone else would like to respond to the list I would appreciate=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Sandy Hartsel</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: "Sandy" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:hartsesa@oplin.org">hartsesa@oplin.org</A>><BR>Date: =
Mon, =20
6 Oct 2003 20:58:49 CDT<BR>Subject: Downloading Music<BR><BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS"> </FONT> Are you allowing =
patrons to=20
download music from the Internet (sites <BR>like Kazaa) onto CDs or =
disks?<BR> Do you have a policy for this? If so, =
would=20
you please email me a<BR>copy?<BR>Thanks<BR>Sandy Hartsel<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:hartsesa@oplin.org">hartsesa@oplin.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000>Responses I =
received:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Sandy,<BR>Please post your responses.<BR>I'd be very interested in =
the=20
results and I'm sure others would be as well.<BR>Lisa</DIV>
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<DIV>We don't allow patrons to download music to burn on CDs, strictly =
data=20
<BR>files.<BR>----------------------------</DIV>
<DIV>No, we do not. Most of the drives on our Internet computers =
are=20
locked<BR>off. We have 4 Gates computers that have floppy disk =
drives and=20
4<BR>off-line workstations with the windows office suite for =
homework. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We have our floppy disk drives blocked =
and we do=20
not have any cd burners, so our patrons can't download and take music =
with=20
them. </FONT></DIV>
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have a policy=20
against it.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, our =
PC=92s do=20
not have CD burners and it would take multiple floppies to record one =
song.=20
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because of this we =
don=92t have a=20
problem with patrons carrying copies of music out of the building. <SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They can download it and save =
it to the=20
library server, making the library the <U>only</U> place they can listen =
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size=3D2>------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We don't have an official written policy, but we do =
not allow=20
it. Once we said yes to a patron when he brought his own equipment =
to hook=20
up to our PC. It seemed to take forever, then he wasn't =
successful. =20
Our computer consultant may have had the terminals set up so he could=20
not download the music. We aren't very technologically savvy =
here, so=20
I'm not sure what happened. I also had some copywrite concerns, =
although=20
this was debated among the staff.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>-----------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Please post responses to the list--I think we're all struggling =
with this=20
issue, or will be.<BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS">-----------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To download from Kazaa you have to =
actually=20
download the software to your computer. I would remove it =
because I=20
don't allow people to download actual programs on our =
computers. If=20
they just download a song or a file, I don't mind but I don't want =
anyone=20
putting software programs on my computer. Since it is illegal to =
download=20
music and some have been prosecuted for it, I would not allow Kazaa to =
be=20
used. Are people doing it? Probably. No one =
has been=20
caught yet but I wouldn't be surprised if they're removing their =
tracks. I=20
do have some people come in and copy their music but I don't ask whether =
they=20
bought it before copying. Hope that helps!</FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>-----------------------------</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></BOD=
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