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Buying, renting, or borrowing a digital film or a DVD made by someone else does not convey copyright. The copyright holder still owns the copyright to that film. It only gives you the right to use the film as determined by the license.听Legally, any showing of this movie is regarded as a 鈥減erformance鈥� of a dramatic work, whether it鈥檚 being shown to a small group of friends or to a large group in a campus classroom. However, there are exceptions for educational use or private home showings, which are outlined via the questions below.听

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A performance is "public" if the film is being shown to people other than family members or a small group of friends,听or聽if it is being shown in a place that is open to people other than family members or a small group of friends. This includes conferences and聽campus-wide events, even if they do not charge a fee.听That may infringe on the copyright owner's rights unless you have聽purchased public performance rights聽(PPR) from the copyright owner, or there is some applicable exception to the PPR requirement.

Some ,听补苍诲 owned by Murray Library include聽public performance rights and may be used for public performances. However, PPR are typically purchased separately from the DVD and most DVDs in the collection do not offer PPR. When聽checking out a DVD or streaming a film from Murray Library, the borrower assumes responsibility for using it in accordance with the University's licensing agreements and U.S. copyright law.听If you have questions about whether a film has a PPR, please contact your .

Showing the movie to members of your family or a small group of friends is regarded as a聽private聽performance. A private performance, such as showing a video to a small group in a residence hall room, is permissible and does not violate the rights of the copyright owner.

There are some criteria under which it is considered fair use and permissible to show a film or TV show in class even if the film does not include PPR (Public Performing Rights). You must meet all of the following criteria to show a film in class without PPR:

1. The film will be shown only to those enrolled in the class;
2. The film will be shown as part of a face-to-face teaching/educational activity;
3. The film has been legally obtained.

For online viewing and linking via Canvas, Murray Library offers information about聽. You may also link directly to a publicly accessible聽online video or embed an online video in your Canvas course as long as that video is a legal source.

Most streaming services such as AppleTV+, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix allow only personal use and do not make their original content available to libraries to purchase. However, some聽. You may not livestream a film via a videoconferencing platform to your聽students.听If you have questions about streaming video for your course, contact your聽.听

Since owning the DVD does not mean that you own the copyright, you cannot rip the DVD to create a digital file for streaming or sharing with students.听

If you must have a streaming version, contact your to see whether the library owns it or can purchase it for classroom use. Murray Library also has a to help you locate films the library already owns. Your librarian may also be able to suggest alternative options if the film is unavailable.

There are also some cases where your use might qualify as聽fair use, especially if you intend to only work with a small, pertinent section of the film.

No, but you can聽聽to borrow a VHS or DVD player from聽Technology Support Services.听

Unfortunately, archival copies like this can only be made when the format is considered obsolete. VHS, though out of favor, is not yet considered obsolete. DVDs are still available for sale, so they are not obsolete either.听Therefore, a license has to be obtained from the rightsholder to make digital copies of DVDs or VHS tapes.

What are your options? Whenever possible, the library, department or instructor should purchase a DVD or digital copy of the item. In cases where a DVD or digital copy is unavailable, you can ask the copyright owner for permission to convert the VHS to DVD or streaming format.

There are also some cases where your use might qualify as聽fair use, especially if you intend to only work with a small, pertinent section of the film.听

You may also be able to make a conversion if聽the program is not already available on DVD or digitally, contact the copyright owner to request permission. Note:聽If the program is not already available on DVD and the copyright owner cannot be located, the program is called an "orphaned work." This does not mean that you may copy the work.

Contact your if you have questions about this topic.

础濒迟丑辞耻驳丑听fair use聽may allow students to use some copyrighted music or videos for class presentations, it is best to help students use discretion when using copyrighted materials now so that they are prepared for the future. Creative commons licensed materials and the resources shared on the聽Free Resources page聽will be good sources for multimedia material for student assignments.听

Additionally, it is important to think about how and where students will be storing and sharing their projects. A project stored on a 91制片厂 OneDrive and uploaded directly to a password protected Canvas site's assignment feature聽would provide another factor in favor of fair use. A project containing copyrighted music or video that is stored on YouTube or another public site聽is likely to be flagged for copyright infringement and possibly removed.

91制片厂's Instructional Designers have created a聽, such as a blog, podcast, or video. Additionally, the Tech Support knowledgebase has resources for students to create聽,听, and聽.

If you have questions about copyright and media or developing assignments using media, contact聽Tech Support聽or work with your聽.听

For general information on student viewing, .听

When a club intends to show a film, the first step is to聽.听On this form, they will indicate that they are showing a film, which will initiate the process of getting performance rights for showing the film. If there are any questions, contact Conference Services at x3880.

The Tech Support Knowledgebase can help you with the .听

When creating content, look for Creative Commons licensed or other freely available images, video clips, and sound to ensure that your video won't be violating copyright.

Additionally,听there are some fair use exceptions for using copyrighted content such as a brief clip of a film, TV show, or music in an educational context. However, it is best to use them only when absolutely necessary. Remember, just becase it's online doesn't mean there's no聽copyright聽and you can use it for free!

Finally, where you upload your video will also impact whether or not your use of copyrighted material is "fair."聽A project stored on a 91制片厂 OneDrive and uploaded directly to a password protected Canvas site's assignment feature聽would provide another factor in favor of fair use. A project containing copyrighted music or video that is uploaded聽to聽YouTube or another public site聽is likely to be flagged for copyright infringement and possibly removed.

If you have questions about copyright and media or completing assignments using media, contact聽Tech Support聽or work with your聽.听

Not usually (although there are some exceptions). While citing and providing attribution are a requirement both academically and legally, simply giving credit to the creator is not enough to satisfy copyright.

Exceptions:

• Fair use: It is possible that the use of the content may fall under fair use, especially if it is for a class assignment.
• : some creators have assigned a license that allows others to use their work at no cost, as long as they give them credit (also called "attribution"). Some don't even require attribution! The free resources page offers many options.
• Public domain: some content is no longer under copyright and may be used freely with attribution.

If you have questions about this, please contact your .听

厂辞尘别听,听补苍诲聽聽owned by Murray Library include聽public performance rights and may be used for public performances. However, PPR are typically purchased separately from the DVD and most DVDs in the collection do not offer PPR. When聽checking out a DVD or streaming a film from Murray Library, the borrower assumes responsibility for using it in accordance with the University's licensing agreements and U.S. copyright law.听If you have questions about whether a film has a PPR, please contact your聽.

Copyright law does not permit a public performance of a movie without public performance rights (PPR). Those rights may be purchased when the DVD is purchased (a few DVDs in Murray Library's collection include PPR), or may be included for some streaming video available on the library's (). Some of the library's streaming video platforms offer limited public performance rights. Review the for complete details.

There is no general "educational," "nonprofit," or "free of charge" exception. This means that most movie showings outside the context of face-to-face classroom teaching will require you to have PPR. No admission fee may be charged for a movie showing nor may the movie showing be publicized to the general campus unless public performance rights have been secured.

Yes and no. The University's license from BMI covers video use. The ASCAP license covers only music, not the associated videos.

Some of the major movie licensing sites include:

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