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Oh I totally agree with you on that. We’re just trying to figure out how to avoid another episode…. What sparked it all to begin with years ago was a group of teens watching an Austin Powers movie (the opening scene where he is strategically covered everywhere he goes) and a parent went bananas. 

 

On one hand, I am totally cool leaving the public to have this feature. However, I can totally see where those higher up would prefer otherwise. It never ceases to amaze me that people are ok watching movies where people get blown to bits and tortured but forbid there is an inch of skin. 

 

So… just trying to figure out what everyone else is doing. ;) 

 

Thanks,

Gretchen

 

 

 

From: Library NT [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Worth
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:33 PM
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Subject: Re: Windows 7 & DVD playing

 

I think you should not short-change the majority of people who have legitimate needs to watch some video (and who have enough class to not watch T&A where children are) for the few who would disregard their surrounds for a glimpse of the devils pleasure.  Simply post a notice asking for consideration and compliance if it is that big a deal and be done with it.  There are far worse things in a library than video T&A to be observed, take my word on that one.

             R




Richard Worth

UCSB Davidson Library

Systems and Computing

Supv PC Systems

805-893-3884



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From: "Gretchen Garcia - LIBRARY" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:35:37 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [LIBNT-L] Windows 7 & DVD playing




Reviving the old LibNT list! ;) For those of you who have deployed Windows 7 to the public desktop, what are you doing about Win7 being able to play DVD’s natively? We don’t allow DVD’s to be watched on public computers currently due to patron complains regarding R movies / racy movie scenes where children could possibly view the screen but we don’t see a way to kill this off short of either 1) disabling the DVD drive 2) disabling Windows Media Player. Neither which seem like good options to us…. 

 

So what do you do? Allow the movies to be able to play and deal with the problem customers as they arise? Kill access to one or the other? Found some 3rd party toy that disables it for you? 

 

Thanks for your input! ;)

 

Thanks,

Gretchen Garcia

MCLD IT Services

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