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@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
203.625.8001

 

    

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On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 11:00 AM Christine Rosa <crosa@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

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