I know that this topic has come up on the list before, but I did not have much luck searching the archives. Staff members at our museum are interested in showing films or possibly doing a film series at the museum. I am pretty sure that even though we would not charge admission to the showing or to the museum in general that we still need to get some sort of performance licensing. I think some of our staff are under the impression that if, say, we show a film in conjunction with a scheduled tour group (and don’t advertise the showing), that we don’t need to worry about licensing. In her words, “What’s the difference between that and watching it at home [with a group].” Some clarification, please.
Thanks!
Pamela Elbe
Collections Manager and Archivist
National Museum of American Jewish Military History
1811 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
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