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Cheno wrote on 9/1/2009, 8:16 PM
Copyright is the same for 95 years after the film is released. You'll want to pursue a public performance license for non-theatrical showing.

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I know studios tend to be a little more forgiving when funds aren't changing hands.. when you're making money on attendance though, be prepared to pay for it.

cheno
Coursedesign wrote on 9/2/2009, 7:39 AM
...and you'd think that this movie would have paid for itself by now, considering it has been running in theaters continuously since 1975 :O).

In West L.A., it's had a weekly midnight performance as long as I can remember.
Laurence wrote on 9/2/2009, 8:48 AM
For a small showing to maybe 150 people to benefit a non-profit the licensing fee would be $500. It's not gonna happen.
jmpatrick wrote on 9/2/2009, 9:12 AM
That's only roughly $3.35 per person. That doesn't seem so bad.
ChipGallo wrote on 9/2/2009, 9:27 AM
Yeah, then you can really get them on the popcorn :-)
DrLumen wrote on 9/3/2009, 8:05 AM
While that may be too much for your purposes, I am really surprised that it was only $500. That's not bad at all. I was initially thinking about 5 figures. [shrugs] Selling popcorn, candy, cokes and a RHPS 'kit' could be rather, er, non-profitable.

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Former user wrote on 9/3/2009, 8:43 AM
I noticed that our local shopping mall shows a movie most Sunday's on a large, inflatable screen (about 20' diagonal) in their common area. They even advertise it. I would guess someone goes down to the local video rental place and rents whatever the latest family fare movie is for a couple bucks, inserts it into a DVD player, ignores the "public performance" FBI warning, then proceeds to show it to a hundred or so people seated in their mall provided chairs.

But, then again our local Public Library does the exact same thing every Sunday at their main branch.

You'd think these people would know better...

Laurence wrote on 9/3/2009, 8:58 AM
Believe me, the thought did cross our minds...