Why is Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.® appointed to issue these Public Performance Licenses?
Since 1937, Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. has been distributing Public Performance Licenses and exclusive licensed movies to non-theatrical markets including U.S. colleges and universities, hospitals, cruise ships, public schools, libraries, motor coaches, Amtrak trains and correctional facilities. Swank has been appointed by major film studios as their licensing agent to provide a Public Performance License for legal public performance of movies. The license fees compensate the copyright owners and the men and women who work on the film’s production. These royalties are the way publishers, authors and composers are paid for their work.