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really need help ASAP!
Good afternoon!
I work at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. (the world's only liberal arts college serving deaf/hard of hearing students)
Our student organization, Black Student Union, would like to host a private screening showing American Skin and have a discussion afterwards. This will be done via zoom using amazon prime. Do need permission from Vertical Entertainment or Amazon Prime?
thanks so much!




jeorj_euler
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5 years ago
Well, this forum is not quite the right place to inquire about a thing like that. The chain of authority is an important thing to be considered in regards to sharing/licensing of copyrighted material, so it is best to direct inquiries at a relevant distributor unless no distributor has any involvement in the licensing scenario. Included in https://www.primevideo.com/help?nodeId=202095490&view-type=content-only is a provision concerning display/distribution:
The Amazon company may not appreciate its streaming services being used relay price-bearing content in picture/sound to more than a specific number of distinct viewing devices at a time. For any given copyrighted work, often it is preferred that compensation would be received on a per-screen basis, or in cases of a large audience viewing the same screen, on a per-audience-member basis (like ticket revenue at the cinema). Does this make sense? Anyway, the idea is to contact the streaming services department of the Amazon company to work out a deal that ensures a screening host's ability to display a movie to a large audience, or otherwise directly obtain both a copy of the movie and the permission to distribute it in a very limited capacity, from the copyright holder.
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Peter_pbn
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5 years ago
It may not work technically speaking due to copyright protection.
Perhaps this is of help:
https://learninginnovation.duke.edu/blog/2020/09/showing-videos-in-your-online-class/
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jeorj_euler
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I understand the university more than likely has its own rules concerning the obedience of its faculty, staff and students (and student organizations) to the law of the land, but I should supply my personal opinion on matters of copyright infringement, I say that I would only really be concerned about the nuanced area of criminal liability associated with it, since the civil liability really only amounts to paying due compensation to a victim, provided that nor harm to vanity was committed. In other words, sometimes, it is way better to beg for forgiveness (and pay penance for a time) than ask for permission, but it should be noted that indeed the law requires permission to be asked. I wouldn't want to see a member of a student organization get into trouble with the organization, or the organization get into trouble with the university, or anybody get into trouble with the copyright holder, or worse yet, the law.
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lisamoniquekent
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5 years ago
Hello, I'm a librarian at Northern Vermont University tasked with getting permission to screen American Skin virtually at NVU. What is my next step? Thank you.
Lisa M. Kent
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