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Netflix Media for Educational Screenings
Some Netflix Original educational documentaries are available for one-time educational screenings.

To find out which titles are available for educational screenings, visit media.netflix.com and search for the title or browse our recent and upcoming releases.

Titles that are available for educational screening will display the following grant of permission on their details page:

GRANT OF PERMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS

Netflix is proud to present original documentaries that speak to our users in a meaningful way. We know that many of you are as excited about these films as we are; and because of their informational aspects, you’d like to show them in an educational setting -- e.g., in the classroom, at the next meeting of your community group, with your book club, etc. Consequently, we will permit one-time educational screenings, "one-time screening" means that you can't hold screenings several times in one day or one week - but if, for example, you're an educator who wants to show the film once a semester over multiple semesters, that's okay.

Educational screenings are permitted for any of the documentaries noted with this information, on the following terms:

The documentary may only be accessed via the Netflix service, by a Netflix account holder. We don’t sell DVDs, nor can we provide other ways for you to exhibit the film.

The screening must be non-profit and non-commercial. That means you can’t charge admission, fundraise, solicit donations, or accept advertising or commercial sponsorships in connection with the screening.

The documentary shall not be screened at any political campaign events and/or electoral campaigning events.

Please don’t use Netflix’s logos in any promotion for the screening, or do anything else that indicates that the screening is “official” or endorsed by Netflix.

We trust our users to respect these guidelines, which are intended to help you share and discuss our documentary content in your community.
To the extent your institution requires you to demonstrate that you have a license for your screening, please show them this page.
Netflix Media
Use your Netflix login and search for the documentary. IT MUST DISPLAY THE EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS LANGUAGE TO USE IN CLASS - not all Netflix documentaries are eligible for you to use

Considerations for PPV rights and using streaming media in your classroom

Can I show a film to my face-to-face class?

According to U.S. Copyright Law, film rights holders (usually producers or film distributors) require institutions to purchase public performance viewing rights (PPV) to show films - even at educational institutions. Licensing for PPV rights is not required for face-to-face classroom or teaching activities when viewing the film is part of the curriculum for a course as this falls under Fair Use. This is why you are generally allowed to show films in class.

There are some exceptions for showing films in class by specific streaming media providers that appear in their Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use: for example, these providers prohibit educational screenings of their content -

- Amazon Prime

- Hulu

- Spotify

Always check the terms and conditions of use or ask for help from the ACC Copyright Officer - courtney.mlinar@austincc.edu

What about showing a film over Zoom or another streaming platform for my online class?

Fair Use does not apply for online classes in the same way that it does apply to face-to-face classes. Streaming media providers expressly prohibit broadcasting films and music specifically in their Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use. A PPV or PPR license is required to play a film for your online class or at a college event. It is possible to rent a license for an event - ask for assistance from Courtney Mlinar, ACC Copyright Officer.

Library Services licenses streaming media for use in both face-to-face and online classes as well as public events such as Student Life Events. Films are available through the following library databases:

Drama Online This link opens in a new window
Offering written plays, video, acting classes, scholarly critical books, and audio plays, Drama Online supports English Shakespeare curriculum, drama practitioner curriculum, and more.
Ed.Flicks This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection of early education career training videos.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
All films in this database are licenses for in-person class (enrolled in a course) viewing, public events, and online synchronous class viewing.
Educational streaming videos for most subject areas.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
All Kanopy films may be used for in-person classes but only Kanopy films with the PPR indicator may be used for public events or online synchronous class viewing.
More than 26,000 streaming videos, including films from the Criterion Collection, festival circuit documentaries, and TV series. Kanopy (and not ACC) requires that you create a free account before accessing.
On The Boards TV This link opens in a new window
Full-length, high-quality contemporary performance films by over 30 different artists. Performances are filmed at the On the Boards theater in Portland, in Austin, and in New York.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Curated academic streaming video collection of feature films and documentaries
Videatives This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection that shows how children think. Learn how to support their learning and see how to prepare environments that engage children in rich problem solving.

Watch Party Options

Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) is a new way to watch TV with your friends online. Teleparty synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to Netflix, Disney, Hulu and HBO.
Only Hulu (no ads) and Hulu (no ads) + Live TV subscribers can host or join a Hulu Watch Party. You can also have a Watch Party with everyone else who shares your account.