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Copyright Tidbit from the Library - Sharing Copyrighted Videos
Jan 21, 2014 9:00 AM
By Liz Overberg - FF/S
Many of the questions that librarians receive about copyright have to do with showing videos, whether from teachers who want to show videos in class, or students who want to include video clips in their projects and presentations. Unfortunately, copyright law as it pertains to videos is not always simple, particularly in a school.
To make things a little more straightforward, I created a flowchart that shows when it is (and is not) acceptable to use a copyrighted video at school. Please save this flowchart on your computer, or bookmark this blog, and consult it whenever you are thinking about sharing a copyrighted video in class, at chapel, or at any Darlington-sponsored event.
That's right--this flowchart is not limited to classroom use. You can also use this chart if you are thinking about showing a video for any extracurricular activity at Darlington, like a dorm movie night or team bonding night or a lock-in.
There are three caveats to this flowchart:
1. The flowchart only applies to copyrighted videos that have not been made available to the public by the copyright holder. If the copyright holder has made the video publicly available, you can skip the chart and just go for it! (For example: If History.com has made a great History Channel special available on their website, you can show it! But beware of YouTube! Make sure that the YouTube account associated with the video is actually the copyright holder before you show the video.)
2. Sharing streaming copyrighted video from a streaming video service intended for personal use is illegal. (So, unfortunately, no Netflix in the classroom!) Streaming copyrighted video could put you and the school at risk. Ask your librarian if you have any further questions about this one.
3. Darlington has paid for a Public Performance Site License, which allows you to show some (not all) copyrighted videos at school, even if they aren't connected to your curriculum. This is great when you want to show something like a holiday-related movie. You'll see this referenced in the flowchart below.
If you have trouble reading the flowchart in this blog, try right clicking on the chart and selecting "Open Image in New Tab."
To make things a little more straightforward, I created a flowchart that shows when it is (and is not) acceptable to use a copyrighted video at school. Please save this flowchart on your computer, or bookmark this blog, and consult it whenever you are thinking about sharing a copyrighted video in class, at chapel, or at any Darlington-sponsored event.
That's right--this flowchart is not limited to classroom use. You can also use this chart if you are thinking about showing a video for any extracurricular activity at Darlington, like a dorm movie night or team bonding night or a lock-in.
There are three caveats to this flowchart:
1. The flowchart only applies to copyrighted videos that have not been made available to the public by the copyright holder. If the copyright holder has made the video publicly available, you can skip the chart and just go for it! (For example: If History.com has made a great History Channel special available on their website, you can show it! But beware of YouTube! Make sure that the YouTube account associated with the video is actually the copyright holder before you show the video.)
2. Sharing streaming copyrighted video from a streaming video service intended for personal use is illegal. (So, unfortunately, no Netflix in the classroom!) Streaming copyrighted video could put you and the school at risk. Ask your librarian if you have any further questions about this one.
3. Darlington has paid for a Public Performance Site License, which allows you to show some (not all) copyrighted videos at school, even if they aren't connected to your curriculum. This is great when you want to show something like a holiday-related movie. You'll see this referenced in the flowchart below.
If you have trouble reading the flowchart in this blog, try right clicking on the chart and selecting "Open Image in New Tab."
