G-1400 Incarcerated People Viewing of Copyrighted Videos.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: INCARCERATED PEOPLE VIEWING OF COPYRIGHTED VIDEOS G-1400 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: July 09, 2003 07-11-24 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Federal Copyright Act (Title 17, U.S.C., Public Law 94-553, 90 statute 2541); Swank Motion Pictures Inc. Contract POLICY Showing videos to incarcerated people within detentions facilities can be an effective means of encouraging incarcerated people to cooperate with staff and to abide by facility rules. The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for showing videos within detentions facilities that are in compliance with the Federal Copyright Act. The Federal Copyright Act prohibits the unlicensed showing of copyrighted videos in public performances, which includes playing videos in jails. To provide videos for incarcerated person viewing, the Detentions Bureau maintains a licensing agreement and has esta