[CALIBK12] Showing a movie to large audience

[Richard Cooley]

I found a site where you can get permission to use copyrighted material.  It
is copyright.com.  I heard of an elementary school that showed a Disney film
and was sued by Disney for it's use.  They told me Disney won 1.5 million
dollars.  I guess to show Disney films it's around $300 a year for
permission to view to large audience.

Ric Cooley
J E Young Academic


On 5/21/08, Blanche Woolls <bwoolls at slis.sjsu.edu> wrote:
>
> Depends upon where you get the movie. If it is from the local Blockbuster,
> you will note on the beginning of each that it is not for large audiences.
> This same warning is on all those DVDs you buy at the local Barnes and
> Noble or Borders.
>
> It would be a great lesson in copyright if you explained to them the cost
> of renting a film for large audience viewing. Some schools do this to show
> Romeo and Juliet and it isn't inexpensive.
>
> Blanche
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2008, Daydream Queen wrote:
>
> > What are the guidelines with showing a movie to a large audience about
> > 100-200? Teachers were discussing using a "movie night" as an
> > incentive/reward for something (this goes for educational or
> entertainment
> > oriented movies) and I wasn't sure what the rules were on this. Can
> anyone
> > shed some like on the matter?
> >
> > --
> > Sarah Bosler, Teacher Librarian
> > Montclair High School
> > Chaffey Joint Union High School District
> > http://mohigh.com
> >
>
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