The Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000, as amended by the Copyright and other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019, provides that certain performances may be shown without a licence before an audience of teachers and pupils of an educational establishment for the purpose of education, which includes instruction, lectures, study, and research.
Where a school is found to be showing film in the course of activities that are not strictly for the purpose of education, they are liable for prosecution and/or civil damages.