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Many PTAs hold movie nights at their schools, not knowing that use of copyrighted materials\u00c2\u00a0outside of the privacy of a home setting has been a copyright law violation since 1970. Movie\u00c2\u00a0studios have had a royalty compliance procedure in place for many years. Most major studios\u00c2\u00a0have made copyright compliance less expensive and simpler by appointing a licensing agent\u00c2\u00a0to help with copyright enforcement.<\/p>\n
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is dedicated to preventing film and
\nvideo piracy in all its forms, including illegal downloading, and unauthorized public
\nperformances. The MPAA and its member companies can go to court to ensure copyrights are
\nnot violated, and fines can be imposed upon violators.<\/p>\n
Unless the school itself has a license from an agency, the PTA cannot borrow movies from a
\npublic library, bring movies from home, or rent movies from a video store to show at school.
\nOwnership of a movie and the right to use it publicly are two separate issues. The copyright
\nholder retains exclusive public performance rights. Video stores cannot provide legal
\npermission for showing movies outside the home. Also, public libraries cannot pass on
\ncopyright compliance to anyone. Only the licensing agency or the movie studios themselves
\ncan do so.<\/p>\n
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A school may show copyrighted movies under the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Educational Exemption\u00e2\u20ac\u009d only if all
\ncriteria are met:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 A teacher or instructor is present.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The showing takes place in a classroom setting with only the enrolled students attending.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The movie is used as an essential part of the core, curriculum being taught.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The movie being used is a legitimate copy, not taped from a legitimate copy or taped from
\ntelevision or other media sources.<\/p>\n
A Public Performance Site License is sometimes referred to as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153blanket license\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and it gives
\nthe school the right to show copyrighted movies legally. Once licensed, the school and the
\nPTA can exhibit any movies copyrighted by the studios represented by the licensing agency,
\nas long as the movies are secured from a legal source such as a personal collection, library or
\nvideo rental store.<\/p>\n
There are limitations to the Public Performance Site License. No admission fees can be
\ncharged, except to cover costs. The license is for K-12 schools only. Outdoor showings require
\nan outdoor license, and the fees may vary.<\/p>\n
The PTA can make additional funds beyond the cost of the license by charging for
\nconcessions, hosting a dinner with the movie and charging for the dinner, or holding a silent
\nauction or bake sale during the evening. The cost of the license may be shared by many
\ngroups at the school site, including the before and after school care, the PTA, booster clubs,
\nstudent council, or any community group that uses the building.<\/p>\n
When advertising the movie by public media (PTA or other website, public radio or TV), the
\nmovie title and studio name should not be used. The PTA can say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Join us at Sunshine
\nElementary for a Family Movie Night at 7:00 p.m.,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for example. The licensing agency may
\nprovide promotional material from its website, such as customized movie tickets, which can
\nbe handed out directly to students, staff and parents.<\/p>\n
The mention of any business or service in The Communicator, or other PTA publications,<\/strong><\/em> The movie licensing agencies represent major studios including.<\/p>\n A Public Performance Site License can be obtained from movie licensing agencies such as Swank or MPLC. The license fee is based on the school size.<\/p>\n A One-Time Performance Site License is a limited license to show only the agreed upon Showing of a Copyrighted Movie is against the law; unlicensed showings are a federal crime and are subject to $150,000 fine per showing. Federal Copyright act Title 17 of the United States Code.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many PTAs hold movie nights at their schools, not knowing that use of copyrighted materials\u00c2\u00a0outside of the privacy of a home setting has been a copyright law violation since 1970. Movie\u00c2\u00a0studios have had a royalty compliance procedure in place for many years. Most major studios\u00c2\u00a0have made copyright compliance less expensive and simpler by… Read More »Movie Copyrights and Licensing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ndoes not imply an endorsement by the California State PTA. PTAs should research available<\/strong><\/em>
\nlicensing agencies and read agreement details carefully.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nmovie title and show date in the school. Visit the movie licensing agency website for the One-Time License\u00c2\u00a0fee.<\/p>\n