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

[Kenneth Dunaj]

Hi Elaine,

I have received a quote from SWANK streaming for next year at $1,800 for
150 titles of our HS teachers' choice and a small collection of titles that
most high schools use across the country.

Best,

Ken

Mr. Ken Dunaj
dunajk at wiltonps.org
Wilton High School
Library Media Specialist Teacher
203-762-0381 x: 6376
*I am currently reading:*  [image: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Collection Book 1 (Ultimate Spider-Man (Graphic Novels), 1)]


On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 9:23 PM Elaine Shapiro <elaine.shapiro7 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>> <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5609517?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature>
>>> [image: Book Cover]
>>> <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5609517?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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