Digital Production and Performance
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works
Any public performance, or performance where an admission free is charged, or the public display of any part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, must be approved by the copyright owner. Purchasing a copy of a movie does not give the owner of the copy the right to display it publicly. These organizations will help identify who holds the public display rights of movies:
- An especially useful source of "best practices" is www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse
- The NU Libraries licensed Video and Sound streaming services are available to NU faculty for classroom teaching and assignments
Licensing Organizations:
- Motion Picture Licensing Corporation
- Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.
- Criterion Pictures USA, Inc.
- Kino International Corp.
- Milestone Film & Video
Sample permission letter
Scenarios
NU links:
Other Links
The Section 108 Study Group is a select committee of copyright experts, convened by the Library of Congress, and charged with updating for the digital world the Copyright Act's balance between the rights of creators and copyright owners and the needs of libraries and archives.
Off-Air Recording
Guidelines for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming specify under what conditions television programs may be videotaped and used for educational purposes. The NU Libraries DMDS provides an Off-air recording service.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
There are several aspects of the DMCA, but of interest to educators is the restriction on the circumvention of technological measures used by copyright owners to protect their works, and the amended exemption for nonprofit libraries and archives in section 108 of the Copyright Act to accommodate digital technologies and evolving preservation practices.