[LM_NET] GEN Movie Night Public Performance Rights

[Diane Van Gorden <dkvg3955@YAHOO.COM>]

Our city Rec Center (pool, racquetball courts, weight rooms) is attached to the 
school.  PE classes use the facility during the school day, but the rest of the 
time it is open for community use.
 
The Rec Center Director would like to have some movie nights – for example, showing 
“Jaws” in the pool during a free swim evening.  What do we need to do to get public 
performance rights to show a movie?  There would be a charge for the movie, but 
regular Rec Center fees to use the pool would apply.
 
I know that showing a video from someone’s personal collection or renting a DVD 
from a local store violates the fair use provisions of copyright law.  But is there 
any way we can get public performance rights to do this?
 
Thanks.  I will post a hit if there is interest.

 
"VAN"
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Diane Van Gorden, Librarian
Baker Middle School / High School
Baker, MT
dkvg3955 @ yahoo . com
vangordend @ baker . k12 . mt . us


      
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