If you have a legally purchased DVD (your personal property or checked out from the Library), playing the DVD on your computer and sharing your screen via Zoom falls within copyright Fair Use under the following conditions:
(Copyright advice presented above is from Kyle K. Courtney, Esq., Harvard University, transmitted March 2020 during a Virtual Copyright Office Session)
Start by clicking the 'Share Screen' button at the bottom of your Zoom screen.
Then click the 'Share sound' and 'Optimize for video clip' boxes
Make sure your volume is an appropriate level.
Select the screen showing your video so that others can see the content. You may also want to click the "full screen" icon so the video fills your browser screen.
It is recommended that all participants turn off their cameras for the duration of the video and that student participants mute their sound.
You may also want to click on "CC" when available to turn on the Closed Captioning.
Mac users may find that the native DVD player blocks the video when you share your screen. If this happens we recommend downloading and using the free VLC Media Player to play DVDs.
Use only the portion of the video necessary to support your pedagogy.
Instructor commentary and lecture during the course of the video greatly increases the fair use defense of this activity.