I know that New York Public Library stipulates when
you borrow a film from them that you can show it to a
group of people but you can not charge for it. If you
contact their reference librarian in the film library
they may be able to provide you with further
guidelines.
Carey Stumm
New York Transit Museum
--- Cindy Gardner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Our director of education has the following
> questions and we hope that
> members of this list who better understand the
> copyright laws can help
> us know what we need to do. Thanks in advance for
> your time.
>
> If we are a not-for-profit organization and show a
> movie to the general
> public as a part of an educational program, are we
> breaking any
> copyright laws? We don't charge an entrance fee to
> the museum or a fee
> for viewing the movie. What is anyone's experience
> with this? Do we
> need to approach the copyright holder? Does anyone
> know the "official"
> rules or legal repercussions on this?
>
> --
> Cindy Gardner, Field Services Curator
> Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History
> Mississippi Department of Archives and History
> P.O. Box 571
> Jackson, MS 39205-0571
> Telephone: 601/576-6901
> Facsimile: 601/576-6981
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
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