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Meghann, for once, I agree with Jessica. Public Performance Rights that are sold to education are also called Non-Theatrical Rights and, almost always, do NOT include the right to charge admission OR to show it to an audience outside the mandate of the purchasing institution. Again, Jessica is correct that working with the distributor or producer may result in a fee that is reasonable for all concerned. Susan Meghann Matwichuk wrote: 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: -- Susan Weber, Librarian Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6 Tel. 604-323-5533 email: [email protected] |
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