Can a digital archival copy be made of a tape that was only available in the VHS format and can the archival copy be used for Traditional Reserves? Can small portions be used for E-Reserves?
• There is no permission to make archival copies of audiovisual work. The only archival copying allowed under the copyright statute is Section 117 for software. If a digital copy is made, the statute has been violated. The only way this can be done is under Section 110c, when a VHS copy has become damaged and no VHS copy can be purchased because none exist, you try to purchase it in DVD and it does not exist, then a DVD replacement copy can be made and placed on Reserve. You must first search for an unused replacement at a fair price in the format that is desired.
