Most dvds mention that they are not for public performance and you can pay a hefty fine. Since patrons are not being charged to view the film there (unless you count paying for dinner and drinks), how do they get away with that?
2007-01-05 01:29:24 · 4 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Like you said, they are not charging customers to watch the movie. A restaurant can play anything on t.v. that they want. They don't have to pay.
2007-01-05 06:19:27 · answer #1 · answered by danika1066 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The restaraunt is not gaining monitarily from showing the movie. ie there is not a surcharge on the bill or an entrance fee to enter the restaraunt. There also may have been something in their original licensing contract that requires them to show the movie. or allows it.
It is like bars that have TVs for sports or the TV that is in the car repair shop. It is there for entertainment, but the business isn't charging the customers to use it.
2007-01-05 09:50:23 · answer #2 · answered by mhcjgds 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As part of getting the rights to have a Bubba Gump, they probably paid for the rights to show the movie there.
2007-01-05 09:32:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same way that if you go in a video store, they have movies playing there....same way that you can watch a football game in a bar...I dunno...you just can
I think what it is, is you can't buy the movie, hold a public viewing of it and make people pay to watch it, but you can have them rent it, thats different
2007-01-05 09:32:56 · answer #4 · answered by thuglife 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋