Copyright

• Student club events
• Extracurricular sponsored events such as general lectures
• Film series

• Home viewing
• Screening media in the context of face-to-face teaching in the service of regular curricula. Note: this applies only in a face-to-face setting and not to a broadcast, transmission, or online display.
• See: Title 17 of the United States Code, Chapter 1, Section 110 (PDF - Page 24)

Why should you learn about Public Performance Rights?

Showing media, whether borrowed from the library or rented / purchased, to groups outside of the classroom may be illegal, and may place the University at risk.

What can you do to show a film in a course?

You may secure permission directly from the creator of the media or in the case of motion pictures the studio that created the work. Some suppliers of audiovisual works offer a “public performance license” for a fee.

If it is a library item, consult with Tom Moore (stepmoore@fiu.edu) about whether it includes performance rights. One-time licenses may be available through companies such as Swank Motion Pictures.

What works do not need copyright permission?

Motion pictures that are copyrighted, but licensed for broad use through Creative Commons.

Works in the public domain.

Works created by the U.S. Government.

Performing  a work that is within the limits of Fair Use.

Does FIU Libraries purchase videos with Public Performance Rights?

Since FIU Libraries acquires media to support the curriculum, and face-to-face teaching is exempt from PPR, FIU Libraries does not regularly secure PPR with video purchases. However, many distributors of our educational videos include PPR in the purchase price, which means these videos can be shown anywhere to anyone.

How can you tell if a video from FIU Libraries has Public Performance Rights?

Videos in the FIU Libraries collection with PPR include a note "Public Performance Rights" 

Media librarian Tom Moore (stepmoor@fiu.edu) can assist in identifying titles in the FIU Libraries collections that have PPR.

Please see Enabling & Developing Teaching Tools for more information.