Q. Can I use videos from my personal user accounts (e.g. Netflix**, Crave, etc.) at Seneca?

Unfortunately, no**. Any public performance of a video from such services in an educational institution is a violation of the service's Terms of Use. Even if you contact these companies directly and are granted verbal consent to show content on campus, you are likely still in violation of the Terms you agreed to.

What do these Terms of Use usually mean?

Essentially, you have access to your purchased e-resources as an individual consumer. That access does not extend to, nor can it be transferred to, the institution at which you work or attend. When you agree to Netflix terms, for example, you are agreeing to them for yourself alone.

Will Seneca ever acquire access to these services?

We're unable to acquire access to services that are personal-user/username-and-password-based since these resources aren't readily licensed to educational institutions.

Instructors should note that we're also unable to acquire e-textbooks with PIN numbers for the same reason. 

What are the alternatives?

Consider using video content made available through our licensed databases such as Films on Demand, Kanopy, Curio, NFB, Audio Cine Films, Can-Core Academic Video, and Criterion on Demand, among others, in your courses. Videos from all of these may be shown in class and linked-to on Learn@Seneca (Blackboard).