Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Illinois

If a movie is rented or bought commercially and shown to the public for FREE at a public venue, is that a licensing infraction?


Asked on 5/24/10, 3:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Technically yes. Part of the concept of copyright protection is that the value of the protected item is not diminished through free use, because if everyone can show it for free, nobody would pay to see it.....

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Answered on 5/25/10, 11:47 am


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