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

[Jen]

Hey Elaine -
It's two different things -
The licensing for the year to cover you to show films for
extracurriculars/movie nights/after school events is about $500 for the
year for my school.  The streaming service depends on your student
population and add ons - they will fill a "collection" for you of free
films and then you get add ons (teacher requests, etc.) - and you can pay
for more add ons.  Just know that they don't have EVERY film ever made.
It's specific film industry companies and then only those films that have
agreed to go to digital streaming.  The platform is NOT for students - they
don't get to browse and pick something to watch.  It's for teachers to
browse, request, select - and then push out a link for student viewing.

Hope that helps!

Jen Larkin
School Librarian
EO Smith High School

On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 9:22 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>
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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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>>>>
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