Movie License for Public Viewing
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 Required Licensing Fee
If your student organization will be showing a movie at your event, then payment of a licensing fee is required by federal law.
>>> Movie Protocol for Student Organizations
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Private vs Public Screenings
The licensing fee is not required if your event is private, meaning that you are not advertising the screening publicly or widely. In other words, a private screening means a group of your friends getting together to watch a movie. However, once you start to advertise the event publicly or widely, then the event is no longer public and the licensing fee is required.
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What If I Own the Movie?
The licensing fee is still required even if you personally own the movie (i.e. DVD). In fact, you would need to not only pay for the licensing fee but also use the DVD sent to you by the distribution company. You cannot use your own DVD.
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