[CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] When Do We Need a SWANK LICENSE?

[Elaine Shapiro]

I hadn't heard of a SWANK license.  What does it cost?

On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 12:15 PM Jen <jlarkin24 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I echo what Alexandra says here....
>
> We also have the Swank license to cover us for extra-curricular movie
> showings - during clubs, movie nights, etc.
>
> We also, like Ken, have the Swank streaming service which legally covers
> us for classroom use as we don't own many of those movies on DVD, but can
> stream through that service.
>
> Jen Larkin
> EO Smith High School
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 11:18 AM Alexandra Stevens <
> alexandra_stevens at greenwich.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>
>> Teachers can show full-length movies as part of the curriculum only if
>> the school owns the movie. otherwise they are violating copyright law. So
>> teachers can't log into their own Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc.
>> accounts to show movies in the classroom. Netflix does have some
>> documentaries that they permit teachers to use in the classroom if thos
>> movies support curriculum - see https://help.netflix.com/en/node/57695,
>> not sure if the other streaming companies have something similar.
>>
>> Generally the guideline for showing clips of work under the Fair Use
>> doctrine is that you can show up to 10% of the work - that is just a
>> guideline but you probably don't want to deviate too far from that.
>>
>> Alexandra Stevens
>> Media Specialist
>> Greenwich High School <http://www.greenwichschools.org/ghs>
>> 203.625.8001
>>
>> <https://twitter.com/GHS_MediaCenter>
>> <https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5609517-alexandra-stevens>
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-stevens-8108747>
>> Currently Reading
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>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 11:00 AM Christine Rosa <crosa at rsd6.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Librarians!
>>> My district currently has a Swank license that expires in August and
>>> they are considering dropping it.
>>> Is this used only for entertainment?
>>> Is it necessary to have the license if a teacher is showing a FULL
>>> length movie as part of a lesson/curriculum?
>>> Is it necessary to have the license if a teacher is only showing a clip
>>> from a movie?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> *Christine Rosa*
>>> K-12 Library Media Specialist
>>> Regional School District 6
>>>
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