Public performance rights, otherwise known as PPR, are legal rights that media producers and distributors assign to a film or video to allow for public showings. In an educational setting like DU, PPR allows for people or groups that are interested in hosting a film night to do so if no admission is charged. Some streaming media services that DU Libraries subscribes to offer PPR for films, while others do not. Here are some guidelines for how to determine whether PPR is available for the film that interests you.

• DU Libraries’ subscription access to Swank Digital Campus does not include PPR. Contact Shannon Tharp, Collections & Content Management Librarian (Shannon.Tharp@du.edu), and Liam Harty, Library Collections Procurement & Processing Manager (Liam.Harty@du.edu) to determine whether PPR might be available for the film that interests you.
• DU Libraries’ subscription access to Kanopy often includes PPR. Kanopy displays “PPR” alongside information about a film to indicate whether PPR is available. If you do not see “PPR” included in information about a film that interests you, contact Shannon Tharp and Liam Harty to see if Kanopy might be in the process of acquiring PPR for the film.
• DU Libraries’ purchased access to Alexander Street Press (ASP) Videos includes PPR. That said, there are a handful of films in ASP that may not include PPR for various reasons. To check on whether an ASP film includes PPR, contact Shannon Tharp and Liam Harty.

For DU community members and groups that are interested in hosting a film night and using a film that DU Libraries offers through its streaming media subscriptions and purchases, contact Shannon Tharp and Liam Harty.