As the film producer and copyright holder, I am offering Digital Site Licences to institutions for The Blinding Sea. The French sub-titled version is called Éblouis par la mer.
✔ This two-hour high-definition film is delivered to you via FTP server
✔ It is then available in perpetuity for your faculty, staff, students and library clients
✔ It involves payment of a one-time Licensing Fee using a credit card (on the Stripe payment platform – there are no recurring licensing payments)
✔ You acquire perpetuity (lifetime) rights, as made explicit in the Digital Site Licensing Agreement your institutions signs
✔ You may then stream this film within your institution, without limit, for the life of the file
How does it work?
You handle the hosting of the video on your institution’s secure server.
Once the Digital Site Licensing Agreement has been executed between Licensor and Licensee, and you have ordered the film by paying the licensing fee via the Stripe payment platform, you will receive the QuickTime (H.264) format of the film within 2-5 days. Your institution has the option of choosing an mp4 file instead.
What’s included?
- High-resolution video files in the H.264 format or the mp4 format.
- The film poster as a JPG file
- A closed-captions file in English as an SRT file
- A sub-titles file in French as an SRT file.
- Discusson guides in English and French as PDF files.
- Film transcripts in English and French as PDF file.
NB: A perpetuity licence does not authorize your institution to screen this film in a theatrical setting (auditorium, amphitheatre etc.) where viewers buy tickets to watch the film.
NB: Nor does a perpetuity licence authorize your institution to copy the film for private purposes, or to share the film with other institutions, whether by inter-library loans, flash drives, transfers or any other means.
How much does a perpetuity licence cost?
✔ Perpetuity licences cost US$400 for universities, community colleges, research institutes, government and public libraries, high schools and other institutions. On the invoice, the Stripe platform indicates the equivalent of US$400 in your national or EU currency (Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand etc.).
✔ SALES TAXES: I am based in Quebec. Based on the “place of supply rules” in Canada, sales taxes (HST, GST, QST) are charged (in addition to the licensing fee) to institutions within Canada (HST, GST) and Quebec (QST), but not in other countries.
I am not offering annual digital licences and/or pay-as-you-go licences.
The Blinding Sea is © George Tombs, 2025