OneandOnly;137051 wrote: Are you for real? Our school has kids bring in movies all the time for special treat days. My son's day care had a ton of movies they would show the kids as well.
I thought the license was only if you were showing the movie to make a profit. Otherwise, what is the difference between showing a movie in a classroom (public) and me having a party at my home and having all the kids watching a movie. (It can't be the number of kids that determines it)
Hi --
One and only. You should talk to the guys at Movie Licensing USA (or check their website). There are some nuances to the requirements, but it definitely has nothing to do with whether you charge or make a profit.
1. One key is "public performance", so the Night at school is very different than you having some friends over the house.
2. Another exception is movie's used as part of a curriculum. Technically, I believe that movies used just as a babysitter or rainy day recess fodder is different than a movie used in classroom as part of curriculum (watching "Saving Private Ryan" as part of WWII curriculum).
But.. again.. check out the MLUSA website. The rights of copyright holders (whether it's books or movies or music, etc.) is an importnat concept for kids to respect these days.
Are you for real? Our school has kids bring in movies all the time for special treat days. My son's day care had a ton of movies they would show the kids as well.
I thought the license was only if you were showing the movie to make a profit. Otherwise, what is the difference between showing a movie in a classroom (public) and me having a party at my home and having all the kids watching a movie. (It can't be the number of kids that determines it)
You have to have a license to show a movie in public, school. Even if the movie is free admission. Just the law. I would hate to see what would happen if you got turned in.
why is a license needed? Are you making money on admission and that's the reason. Our family fun nights are free to families, so we never got a license to show movies.
Have you taken a really close look at your calendar? When we first "discovered" Movie NIght, we expected to do 2 during the school year. But when it came down to fitting them into the calendar, we found there just weren't two good Friday nights. Hard to believe, but between school concerts, conferences, holidays, community events, and other PTO events, the calendar was already full. How much is the annual license? Technically, if your school shows movies during the school day, they should also hold a license. Can you share the cost with the shcool and have them co-sponsor your movie night? Or, can you improve your concessions to help offset the fixed cost of the event? We sold pizza slices one year and made lots of money. It's more work and messier, but might be worth it if you're trying to make more money without looking like a fundraiser.
What about doing 2 different movies on the same night. Maybe 1 for the younger kids and 1 for the older kids? You would need to have a place to show 2 movies. Would that help with the license fee? Just a thought.
