Uploading Edina’s Film and Sound Online onto iPods
Posted on: February 4, 2010
Well, this was a surprise. Last week I emailed Edina to inquire whether it was possible to download films from their Film and Sound Online service, change their format and upload the result to devices such as the iPod Touch to loan out to students. I thought I was being quite cheeky, but was totally surprised at the response. See the message below. I think the lesson to be learnt here is to not presume, but always ask!
—–Original Message—–
From: EDINA Support [mailto:edina@ed.ac.uk]
Sent: 27 January 2010 09:44
To: Turkington, Chrissie
Subject: Re: Film and Sound OnlineHi Chrissie
Thank you for your message.
Technical advice regarding encoding can be found on the Film & Sound Online web pages at –
http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/support/technical/
so it would appear that what you are hoping to do is permitted. It is not stated in the terms of use that you may not change the format. See terms of use –
http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/description/termsofuse.html
I hope this helps, however please do let me know if you need anything further.
Best wishes
EDINA helpdesk
