It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Cabrillo Playground re-opened after a $4.5 million remodel. Beginning this Saturday night, the playground will host three movie nights for families.
The lineup is as follows:
August 9: Toy Story
September 6: Finding Nemo
October 11: The Incredibles
Movies are free and will be shown inside the Cabrillo Playground Clubhouse, located at 851 38th Avenue. Doors open at 5:30pm and the shows begin at 6pm. All children MUST be accompanied and SUPERVISED by an adult at all times.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, pillows & sleeping bags to get comfy; PJ attire is optional.
The kitchen will also be available to attendees if they want to prepare snacks or meals.
Sarah B.
Although I love the idea of a family night showing movies…
Has anyone stopped to think that when you;
“…buy, rent, or borrow a DVD or videotape of a movie made by someone else, you normally obtain only the copy, and not the underlying copyright rights to the movie. You certainly are free to watch the movie yourself, but, beyond that, your rights are very limited by law. In particular, you do not have the right to show the movie to “the public.” In most cases, doing that requires a separate “public performance” license from the copyright owner.”
I barrowed that text as it says it better than I can. I would hate those doing the showing to get a nasty letter or worse a bill for showing the movies. Also, I would hate to see P&R get a lawsuit filed for damages.
People need to stop and think before running over someone’s copyright.
JD.
As long as they don’t charge for the event I believe it is okay to show the movie.
@JD – I wouldn’t automatically assume they’re out to skirt the law 😉 They have some funding from Supervisor Mar’s office for this event and I am guessing that would be to help cover any costs associated with screening the film (it that’s even required for a free event).
Sarah B.
Kevin, It does not matter if they charge for the showing or not. Without the permission of the folks that own the rights to the film, they in violation of the copyright.
Sarah B, They are not skirting the law on copyright, they are flat out ignoring it. Since Eric’s people read these posts, I hope they are prepared to deal with any blowback for organizing the “skirting” of a copyright work.