Ask your teacher
Ask your teacher....then it would have to be something that is approved by your school board to be watched in your district. Usually age appropriate. It would have to deal with a subject you are learning about in order to view the whole film. However, if you show just a few minutes that can sometimes drive home the example just as well if you find small clips. If you make the movie that is one thing...if you just show a movie someone else has made, that is something else.
high school musical
You would need permission from the rightsholder to create the derivative work (the play itself), as well as permission to perform it unless the performance is specifically for purposes of instruction.
You could just miss school to take part in the show. You would probably need to get permission from your school though.
It depends on who owns the movie and who wants to show the movie. If the movie has been produced and is owned by a private party, and the private party grants rights to the association to show the film, then yes. If, however, a member owns or has access to a copy of a DVD or VHS movie with an owned copyright, and the association wants to show the film as part of an association agenda/ invitation/ announcement/ requirement, the association must request permission from the copyright owner before showing the film. Otherwise, if a few residents gather in the game room or a private residence and play a DVD or VHS movie without association involvement, no permission would be required.
I need permission to copy when I'm at school.
It depends on the school.
you should first try to ask the principal of your school. Then if she argues it. ask her if you can send/give slips/phonecalls home to the parents and ask them if they would like their children to watch the movie. Because almost everybody who has worked or been in a private school environment knows that the parents are the bosses.
I am the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Lakeland, Lakeland TN 38002 We would like to have family night at the park, ending with a movie. How can I legally show a DVD?
You would have to do some research to find out who owns the "rights" to the show and then request permission. Many/Most old TV productions and movies ARE still under copyright protection and you will need permission (or pay a royalty) to produce them.
If you're using "a cancelled TV show" as a concept, sure. If you're using characters, storylines, etc. of an actual TV show that was cancelled, you're going to want permission from the producer of the show.