I thought I was pretty well-versed in Public Performance Rights, however
I just had a question that has me a bit stumped. We have been
indicating in our cataloging records when a media item has been
purchased with Public Performance Rights, and I often show faculty
interested in programming film series how they can search our catalog
for these titles. These have always been for non-paying audiences.
Today I spoke with a faculty member who is proposing to rent out a local
non-profit theater, and wants to charge admission to recoup the rental
costs. It dawned on me that I've never dealt with or considered the
paid admission / PPR scenario. So:
There is no one definition of PPR, is there? Meaning, some distributors
may say that PPR includes the 'right' to charge admission, while others
will stipulate that it's only applicable for 'free' admission?
My hunch is that the faculty member will need to contact the
distributors for clarification. Your $.02?
Thank you,
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Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
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