Kanopy is a collection of streaming videos with a focus on classic, documentary, and independent film available instantly, with automatic returns and no late fees. Tickets are used to play Kanopy films.
There is a limit of 12 tickets per person, per month, which resets on the 1st of each month. The number of tickets required to play a video ranges from 0-5, depending on the content provider. To use tickets , you must press play on a film and have it play for at least five seconds. Many films on Kanopy have a 48 or 72 hour viewing period. Once you start watching these films, you'll have until the end of the viewing period to watch without using more tickets.
Kanopy works on a cost per check-out basis, meaning the more it is used, the more we pay. We have a collective monthly budget limit for spending in Kanopy to make costs more predictable. The budget limit resets on the first of the month.