[wellylug] The Movie of the Month

[Jethro Carr]

On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 16:16 +1300, David Murray wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 15:18 +1300, Jethro Carr wrote:
> > > ... so 'showings' of that nature would still probably require special
> > > permission.
> > 
> > If we did it like a movie. But if we had it playing on a normal PC
> > (which people could walk past), I can't see why we would.
> 
> Whatever means you choose to do a public screening of a copyrighted
> film, you will need to get permission to screen it.
> 

stupid copyright laws... :-(


> 
> > Plus, we can ask the director, who seems to usually say "yes" to these
> > things for free.
> 
> If the Director of that film is the person who owns the copyright to it,
> then by all means ask her/him for permission. And if we can get the use
> of that work for free, then great!

> Personally, I'd be inclined to find out what the film is actually like
> before making any move like that.

yes, that is usually a good idea... it's nice to know what you are
getting.




> How long is this film? $20 is reasonably expensive for viewing a film at
> that time of day.

85mins, but you get food & drinks provided. Sure, it is a bit expensive,
but they have to pay for food, rent, projector, etc.


> Is there no chance of WellyLUG getting a DVD of that film and playing it
> at one of our regular nights at LAN Place?

well, that is a public screening. You would have to get permission to
play it.

I'll probably go to the evening, so I'll be able to find out what the
movie is like. I could considering seeing if we could buy the movie
after that for the lug to own.

If the lug owned a copy, we could play it, and possibly lend it to
different members. (lending would involve a deposit of say $40. Upon
return of the DVD, you get your deposit back, for obvious security
reasons.)

anything think that this could be a good idea?



-- 
Jethro Carr

www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com
www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com/index.php?page=cv/cv.php

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