If for any reason you choose to screen a film or video that has been rented for "Home Video" uses (from a video rental establishment), you are bound by specific federal regulations. Your screening must meet all of the following guidelines to be exempt from paying for the rights for a film:

1. The film must be shown from a single TV or VCR; it cannot be distributed over a network.

2. The film must be presented as a face-to-face teaching presentation. A pupil or professor cannot use a film or video as a teaching substitute and not be present at the screening.

3. The film must be designated as a specific part of the curriculum or syllabus, to be shown at a specific time and place, and in the presence of the instructor.

4. The film cannot be presented for its entertainment or cultural value to the audience present; it must be presented as a teaching tool.

5. The film must be presented free of charge to the audience.

If you plan on showing a film during a class, it must meet all of these criteria in order to be exempt from paying for the rights for a film. If you meet only some of the criteria above, you are legally responsible for paying for the rights for the film.

The Penn Video Network purchases temporary delivery rights for every film distributed over our closed-circuit cable network.