Copyright and Fair Use @ JABSOM

Copyright protection for audiovisual materials such as movies and music extend beyond physical copying to protecting when these works can be shown, played, or performed in public (including radio, television, internet streaming, and live performance).

If you wish to show a video or play music that is not your own for a public audience, mostly likely you will need to obtain a Public Performance Rights license for the specific music or video you wish to use. For example, you cannot simply show your personal copies of videos or the library’s copies to the public, with or without a charge.

It is not necessary to obtain Public Performing Rights when playing films or music in a classroom setting, as this use is covered under the educational exception in the copyright law.