The showing of movies may require a public viewing license. For information about public film viewings please contact the office of Student Life. Movies publicized and shown in a public setting by SOU groups are required to purchase the “rights” or public viewing license. There are various companies that sell movie licenses. The United States Copyright law provides the exemption of purchasing movie rights if the purpose is for direct face-to-face teaching activities, but does not include performances for recreation or entertainment purposes, even if there is cultural value or intellectual appeal. The United States Copyright Law section § 110(1) with specific language for public viewing license exemptions is found in Title 17 of the United States Code and is stated below. § 110. Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, the following are not infringements of copyright: (1) 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; https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#110