I thought we had a great conversation in class today. Something I wanted to expand on in this blog post is the point that was brought up by buying the license to show a movie to the public. I think it is amazing how companies can charge hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars for a movie to be shown legally to a public audience, but I can go to the DVD store or go on iTunes and buy a movie for a fraction of that price and watch it over and over again. Would it be legal if I had a bunch of friends over (10 people) and watch a movie. Would that situation change if I were to watch a movie and invite all of my closest friends over (200-300 people)? I would even let my dog watch.
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On an unrelated note, I am going to try to post a video of “Microwave This!” after each of my blog posts. Enjoy! What will happen to a bag of chips in the microwave? Find out here!
Once my friends microwaved markers- it was like day glow in the microwave.
I know someone who microwaved a hamster once!
Jesus. What motivated him to do that? Honestly I wonder how long that thing lasted. Your friend pretty much cooked an animal ALIVE.
As for the thing with DVD’s, it is kind of ridiculous. I honestly don’t see how those people who wrote the letter to Professor Phillips were expecting anyone to shell out $88 for their movie. Granted, they do have the rights to the movie, but how practical is it to expect people to pay what they were asking?
I think this policy is ridiculous as well and isn’t taken seriously. There is no way anyone would know if you were showing it to an extended audience. I think it is probably for companies such as movie theaters.
This probably falls under another thing such as “where is the line between public and private?” I run and provide episodes for anime club. The apparent rule that has been followed for the past generations is, due to it being a closed community, as long as “everyone else from other places” isn’t invited, we can show things without needing permission.