Library Databases Meant for Media

What to know about Public Performance Rights

If you are planning to show a movie or television show publically at an event, gathering, or in any space outside of a classroom setting with more than a few people, you will need to have public performance rights for that title. While some streaming service subscriptions come with public performance rights built into the Terms of Use, others require you to buy it separately or don't allow public performances at all. If we have public performance rights to stream the title, those rights extend to using a physical copy of the title as well.

Note: All events showing a movie or television show from the Library's collections should not charge admission to view it.

Movie Databases and Their PPR Policies