Public Performances
Guidelines for viewing movies on campus
As college departments and organizations move forward, we are compelled to remind campus members about the legal and acceptable uses of Video Tape/DVD and showing movies for the public.
What are Public Performances?
The Federal Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code) governs how copyrighted materials, such as movies, may be used. Neither the rental nor the purchase of a videocassette carries with it the right to show the tape outside the home.
Face to Face teaching Exception
Section 110 of the 1984 Copyright Act does provide a specific exemption to the licensing of what is clearly a public performance and what is face-to-face teaching.