Copies of new articles, book chapters, or other materials can be reproduced in print or digital form for educational purposes, as long as there is a direct link between the material and the instructor’s teaching intentions, and the quantity of the copied content is limited to what is necessary for the instructor’s particular educational objectives. 

• Make sure that all copies include complete citations.

If you want to share a clip of the 2024 Election Night Footage from CNN to your government class because you are discussing the election process, you are covered.

Reference:

University of California. “Copyright in the Classroom.” Copyright in the Classroom | UC Copyright, copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/use/teaching.html. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Netflix

Can I Use Netflix in the Classroom?

• Netflix does not currently allow for school accounts, and when you sign up for your own personal account you must agree to their terms of service, which says that Netflix "and any content viewed through our service are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household. Netflix does however allow educational screenings of over 100 of their Netflix Original documentaries. You should look for “GRANT OF PERMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS.” 

You are safe to use any of the "Grant of Permission" labeled documentaries in their entirety. 

If you want to show 15 minutes of the Netflix docuseries "Life On Our Planet" to enhance your oceans unit you're *probably* ok. If you want to show the entire series of "Is it Cake" as a class reward, you're better off finding something else.

Reference:

Dwight Marven Library. “Research Guides: Media Services: Netflix in the Classroom.” Media Services - Research Guides at Hudson Valley CommunityCollege,libguides.hvcc.edu/media/netflix#:~:text=Therefore%2C%20we%20generally%20do%20not%20endorse%20use%20of,documentaries%20%20a%20collection%20of %20over%20100%20titles% 21. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Edpuzzle, Staff. “Netflix at School: The Best Educational Shows and Movies for Your Students.” Edpuzzle Blog, blog.edpuzzle.com/teacher-life/netflix-at-school/. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

"Disney+ cannot be shared outside of your Household. A Household is a collection of devices associated with your primary personal residence that are used by the individuals who reside there."

Disney+ does not allow for classroom sharing at this time. It is best to avoid using it.

Sharing your Disney+ subscription 

Reference:

“Sharing Your Disney+ Subscription.” Help.Disneyplus.Com, help.disneyplus.com/article/disneyplus-subscription-sharing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

• Other streaming services such as Hulu and Amazon Prime do not currently provide exemptions for educational screenings of their proprietary materials. 

It is best to try to avoid these sites

• "Rented or Purchased Movies May Be Played By Teachers Without a License

• Section 110(1) of Title 17 of the United States Code grants a specific exemption from the copyright laws for: performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to-face teaching activities of a nonprofit educational institution, in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction, unless, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, the performance, or the display of individual images, is given by means of a copy that was not lawfully made under this title, and that the person responsible for the performance knew or had reason to believe was not lawfully made …."

So as long as you obtained (purchased or rented) the DVD/VHS legally you are ok to play it in your classroom in its entirety 

COPYRIGHT FOR USING MOVIES IN THE CLASSROOM – Teach with Movies 

Reference:

Frieden, James A. “Copyright for Using Movies in the Classroom.” Teach with Movies, teachwithmovies.org/copyright-for-using-movies-in-the-classroom/. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

• Our BOCES page, Home | CA BOCES, provides several options for allowed videos