Yes. Using films, TV programs, etc. for teaching in the classroom is allowed under 17 USC Section 110.
Some Specifics:
Except: Even under fair use guidelines, you cannot legally show a film available on Hulu, Prime, PBS Passport, or Disney+ from your personal account in a synchronous classroom environment. This applies to most Netflix films as well, with just a few exceptions. Please see the guide on Netflix for more information.
The only way to synchronously watch a film with your class from an individual subscription service streaming platform is to use a service such as Teleparty, which allows people to watch videos simultaneously by logging in through their own accounts.
Yes, as long as it is for educational purposes, showing clips or excerpts is allowed under fair use according to the U.S. copyright law in and outside of the classroom.
Consider these four factors when determining if your purpose is fair use:
Except: Even under fair use guidelines, you cannot legally show a film available on Hulu, Prime, PBS Passport, or Disney+ from your personal account in a synchronous classroom environment. This applies to most Netflix films as well, with just a few exceptions. Please see the guide on Netflix for more information.
The only way to synchronously watch a film with your class from an individual subscription service streaming platform is to use a service such as Teleparty, which allows people to watch videos simultaneously by logging in through their own accounts.
The same rules for showing films in the classroom apply to showing portions of films in completed assignments. Many of the Libraries' streaming film databases allow clips to be extracted from full-length films.
Not without public performance rights (PPR). Films and TV programs shown outside of a scheduled class will need a public performance license, even if no admission is charged and the audience consists of EKU students. The cost for public performance rights varies by film and is dependent on the audience (whether open to the general public or just EKU students, faculty, and staff), anticipated number of attendees, whether or not admission is charged, if the event is one-time or involves multiple showings over a period of time, etc.
Exceptions:
Not without public performance rights (PPR). Most often, the intent of such a screening is for entertainment purposes and not face-to-face teaching, so public performance rights would need to be obtained.
Possibly. Screening content as part of a training program for professional groups may be considered fair use as defined by the U.S. Copyright Act.
Possibly, but if so, usually not the entire work. Screening content as part of a conference presentation may be considered fair use as defined by the U.S. Copyright Act. Some of the library's streaming databases may also allow it. Please consult your library liaison for assistance.
Many educational film distributors provide the option to purchase physical or streaming content with the public performance rights (PPR) that allow showing the film outside the classroom. The cost to purchase the film with PPR is generally several hundred dollars more than the film without PPR.
There are several licensing companies that have either purchased rights or will negotiate rights and will work with colleges to license commercial films. The cost for licensing commercial films ranges from $100 to several thousand dollars depending on the work and copyright owner. Some common licensing companies are:
You can also ask the copyright owner for permission to show the content for free or at a reduced rate. The copyright owner is most often the United States distributor of the film. To discover who this is, go to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), search for the film or tv show, select the Company Credits page, and locate the US distributor.
You will need to contact the company that owns the rights. This can be a bit complicated. The cost varies depending on how many attendees are expected, how many times the film is to be shown, if admission is charged, etc. If you are having trouble finding who has the rights to a particular video, please email ElectronicResources.Library@eku.edu for assistance.
Please contact your library liaison for assistance.
Rarely. The library does not usually have the PPR for videos for events, with the exceptions of AVON, Films on Demand databases and some Kanopy titles.
Except for films in the FILM PLATFORM channel, most programming includes limited public performance rights, which includes classroom showings and public screenings as long as no admission is charged.
Source used Film and/or TV Showings on Campus: UT Libraries
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