Whether your library currently shows movies, would like to start showing movies, or is already licensed with another vendor, the Umbrella License provides exclusive annual copyright coverage for content from hundreds of producers. Start showing movies at your library for as little as $135 per library, per year!
Showing movies?
More than anyone, librarians understand the importance of copyright law. Even so, when it comes to movies, some librarians are unaware that copyrighted motion pictures and other audiovisual programs that are available for rental or purchase in any legal format, such as DVDs or other digital formats, whether streamed or downloaded, are intended for personal,…
FAQs
Q. We own the DVD, so do we still need a license to view or show it in public? A. Yes. The location requires a license regardless of who owns the audiovisual work. While you may own the actual DVD, you are only granted the right to view it in your home, not to perform…
What’s Covered
Whether your library currently shows movies, would like to start showing movies, or is already licensed with another vendor, the Umbrella License provides exclusive annual copyright coverage for over 1,000 motion picture studios and producers. MPLC covers hundreds of motion picture companies ranging from major Hollywood studios like Twentieth Century Fox to independents like Sony…