Purchasing
The best way to order is with a credit card on this web site, using our secure shopping cart. Such orders are normally filled and shipped within three business days if the item purchased is in stock, and within five business days if it is not in stock.
Please inspect purchased materials immediately upon delivery. All sales are final unless an item is materially defective and is returned within 60 days, in which case it will be exchanged. Please contact us for a return authorization before returning any item.
Any item ordered in error by a customer may be exchanged for like-valued items. A returned item ordered in error is subject to a fee of 6% of its purchase price. In no cases involving customer error are shipping and handling charges waived or refunded.
Institutional Purchase Orders
Institutional purchase orders are normally filled within 48 hours of receipt. Orders must include full shipping and billing addresses as well as the name and telephone number of the person authorizing payment.
Please email purchase orders to: info@berkeleymedia.com or mail them to the following address:
Berkeley Media LLC
2600 Tenth Street, Suite 626
Berkeley, CA 94710
Or you may telephone us at: 510-486-9900.
If you have questions about an order or about ordering, please email us at: info@berkeleymedia.com
If you need our Federal Tax ID number to complete a purchase order, it is 51-0504197.
Rights
Nontheatrical public performance rights are included in the purchase price of all our titles. Digitization and streaming rights are not included in the purchase price. A separate license is required to digitize or stream any of our titles. Any customer who purchases a title listed on this web site from us irrevocably agrees in advance that the film or video will not be digitized, streamed, duplicated, altered, televised, or shown with an admission fee without our prior written permission.
For more information regarding our digitization and streaming policies, see our Streaming LIcense Policies.
See Copyright Restrictions, below, for information on other rights as well as our Video Duplication, Licensing, and Public Performance FAQ.
Prices
All prices on this web site are domestic list prices. They are effective immediately and are subject to change without notice. Purchase prices are f.o.b. Berkeley, Calif.; shipping and handling charges will be billed. Appropriate California sales tax will be added if applicable.
Shipping and Handling
Materials are normally shipped via UPS ground service. Shipping and handling charges of $17 for the first cassette or DVD and $2 for each additional cassette or DVD are added to each title purchased or rented together. Bulk orders are figured by weight. Inquire for shipping charges outside the USA. A $10 fee will be added to all “Rush” orders. We cannot ship to P.O. boxes.
DVDs
Our DVDs are, for the most part, DVD-R copies. Our DVDs are not region-encoded. They should play without problem on most recent DVD players or computers with built-in DVD players anywhere in the world. However, DVD-R compatibility is not universal nor guaranteed with all DVD players. Please be certain that your DVD player(s) will play DVD-R disks without problem before ordering from us in DVD-R format.
Rentals
All of our titles are available for rental for $95 each. Rentals are only available within the U.S. The rental rate is for three consecutive days’ use; one-half this rate is charged for each additional consecutive day’s use. See above for shipping and handling charges. All rental orders must be placed directly to our office; they cannot be placed on this web site.
Customers are responsible for return shipping charges on all rentals. All items should be returned via UPS, Fedex, or another trackable carrier so that they can be tracked and are automatically insured. We cannot provide rentals outside the United States. Rental prices may be applied toward purchase prices within 90 days of the rental.
International Sales
All international orders must be placed in writing or via email at info@berkeleymedia.com; they cannot be placed on this web site. All of the titles in our collection may be purchased outside the U.S., though in a few cases there are geographical restrictions on sales. All sales prices quoted on our web site are domestic list prices in U.S. dollars. Payment in U.S. dollars is required in advance of export shipment. International shipments are by air and shipping charges are paid by the customer. We cannot provide preview or rental copies outside the U.S.
Discounts on Additional Copies
Please note our special reduced-cost backup-copy policy, which enables you to purchase additional DVD copies of any title you have previously purchased at list price from us for only $75 or $95 each, depending on the title. Please contact us for specific information.
Educational Exchange Privilege
Berkeley Media LLC backs the educational usefulness of its titles with a one-year guarantee. Any title that does not fulfill its curriculum requirements may be exchanged within one year for a copy of another title with the same list price and in the same condition as the one returned. Copies returned for exchange must be in resalable condition and shipped to us prepaid and insured for their full list price.
Copyright Restrictions
All titles distributed by Berkeley Media LLC are protected by international copyright law. No DVD or video in our catalog may in any way be duplicated, altered, broadcast, electronically transmitted, digitized, edited, or shown where an admission fee is charged without our prior written permission. Violation of copyright laws is a federal crime. It is also unethical.
For detailed information regarding rights and restrictions, please see our Video Duplication, Licensing, and Public Performance FAQ.
Television Rights
Television rights for showing on any kind of cable, commercial, or educational television system are not included with the sale, rental, or lease of any title listed in our catalog. Many titles can be cleared for television use, however, with our prior written approval. Please contact us for information on broadcast licensing rates. See also the information in our Video Duplication, Licensing, and Public Performance FAQ.
Duplication Rights
It is a violation of copyright law to duplicate without our prior written permission any title listed in our catalog. Please contact us for duplication licensing rates and see the information in our Video Duplication, Licensing, and Public Performance FAQ.
Privacy Policy
Berkeley Media LLC does not share with nor sell to third parties any customer data of any kind.