http://swarthmore.freeculture.org/2006/the-mpaa-threatens-swarthmore/ To Build Upon - encouraging and enabling creativity Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:09:52 +0000 http://lyceum.ibiblio.org/?v=1.0.2 http://swarthmore.freeculture.org/2006/the-mpaa-threatens-swarthmore/#comment-1951 Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:06:50 +0000 http://swarthmore.freeculture.org/2006/the-mpaa-threatens-swarthmore/#comment-1951 It's not immediately obvious to me that showing movies in dorm rooms would actually get around the legal issues; I know Jenny's email indicated that showing a movie at home doesn't constitute a public viewing, but is that the case even if the event is advertised and open beyond direct, personal invitations? (And for that matter, what about 'private' showings in public areas? I've reserved SCI101 and watched movies there with two or three friends, without publicizing it, several times; is that a public viewing or a private one? It’s not immediately obvious to me that showing movies in dorm rooms would actually get around the legal issues; I know Jenny’s email indicated that showing a movie at home doesn’t constitute a public viewing, but is that the case even if the event is advertised and open beyond direct, personal invitations? (And for that matter, what about ‘private’ showings in public areas? I’ve reserved SCI101 and watched movies there with two or three friends, without publicizing it, several times; is that a public viewing or a private one?

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