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Disney apologizes for licensing "fine" issued to a school
Posted on 2/6/20 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 2/6/20 at 5:43 pm
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Man... I thought the NFL was bad about how it handles The Super Bowl which is why everyone has to refer to it as The Big Game.
How many teachers show movies at school? I can promise you they aren't paying $250 a pop.
Disney didn't issue the fine... one of their subcontractors did... but dang.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger has apologized to a California elementary school after it was charged $250 for showing the studio's 2019 remake of "The Lion King" during a fundraiser event.
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Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley was fined $250 by licensing firm Movie Licensing USA for "illegally screening" the film at a "parent's night out" fundraiser last year.
Movie Licensing USA, which manages licensing for Disney and other major studios, informed Emerson's faculty via email that the company had "received an alert" that "The Lion King" was screened during an event on November 15. The school received the email more than two months after the event.
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"One of the dads bought the movie at Best Buy," PTA president David Rose told CNN earlier this week. "He owned it. We literally had no idea we were breaking any rules."
Since the school did not have a license with the company, it was asked to pay $250 for the screening as well as $250 per showing of the movie at any future events. The fundraiser raised $800.
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"Any time a movie is shown outside of the home, legal permission is needed to show it, as it is considered a Public Performance," read the email, which was obtained by CNN.
Movie Licensing USA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Man... I thought the NFL was bad about how it handles The Super Bowl which is why everyone has to refer to it as The Big Game.
How many teachers show movies at school? I can promise you they aren't paying $250 a pop.
Disney didn't issue the fine... one of their subcontractors did... but dang.
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Posted on 2/6/20 at 5:58 pm to LSUFanHouston
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"One of the dads bought the movie at Best Buy," PTA president David Rose told CNN earlier this week. "He owned it.
He owned the dvd, not the rights to the movie.
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We literally had no idea we were breaking any rules."
They must not have read the FBI warning at the beginning of every movie
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:09 pm to LSUFanHouston
Brb opening a big screen theater where I play classics from my blu ray collection such as Star Wars, LOTR, etc.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:12 pm to LSUFanHouston
Disney is gonna go over there and break some knees.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:22 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:He wasn't charging money specifically to see the movie, nor do I think the movie was the motivating factor for fundraising donations.
"One of the dads bought the movie at Best Buy," PTA president David Rose told CNN earlier this week. "He owned it.
He owned the dvd, not the rights to the movie.
The real question is what piece of shite informed Disney that this movie was shown? It smells like some petty PTA squabble that resulted in some fig "telling on him" to Disney Corp.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:24 pm to blueboy
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The real question is what piece of shite informed Disney that this movie was shown? It smells like some petty PTA squabble that resulted in some fig "telling on him" to Disney Corp.
That, or
The night out was advertised on facebook where it was said that the movie would be shown to the kids. And the company is employing some dork to troll around FB looking for hits when you type in the movie name.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 6:28 pm to LSUFanHouston
I wonder what self righteous a-hole ratted them out to the movie licensing company. Dudley Doright is alive and well.
I’m totally amazed Disney apologized.
I’m totally amazed Disney apologized.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:26 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley was fined $250
That's fricking bullshite. I was supposed to get a 50% cut of the fine for alerting the authorities but they only gave me a check for $75.
Time to call my lawyers.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:30 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:41 pm to LSUFanHouston
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thought the NFL was bad about how it handles The Super Bowl which is why everyone has to refer to it as The Big Game.
This is so stupid
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:11 pm to LSUFanHouston
Yup. I found out about this in college when I was apart of the Activities Counsel. We couldn't show campus movies on campus every week. In order to show movies, the school had to go through this company,and pay like 1-2,000 in order to have the permission to show the movie at an official university event.
I still don't fully understand it though. What's the difference between a student dorm showing a movie in the common room. In that case, they definitely werent purchasing any type of licensing. It was as simple as someone logging into their Netflix or taking a trip to Redbox.
My guess it's a numbers thing. Showing a movie to 15 people, no big deal. Showing a movie to 100 people, we want our money.
I still don't fully understand it though. What's the difference between a student dorm showing a movie in the common room. In that case, they definitely werent purchasing any type of licensing. It was as simple as someone logging into their Netflix or taking a trip to Redbox.
My guess it's a numbers thing. Showing a movie to 15 people, no big deal. Showing a movie to 100 people, we want our money.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:13 pm to LSUFanHouston
Yup. I found out about this in college when I was apart of the Activities Counsel. We couldn't show campus movies on campus every week. In order to show movies, the school had to go through this company,and pay like 1-2,000 in order to have the permission to show the movie at an official university event.
I still don't fully understand it though. What's the difference between a student dorm showing a movie in the common room. In that case, they definitely werent purchasing any type of licensing. It was as simple as someone logging into their Netflix or taking a trip to Redbox.
My guess it's a numbers thing. Showing a movie to 15 people, no big deal. Showing a movie to 100 people, we want our money.
I still don't fully understand it though. What's the difference between a student dorm showing a movie in the common room. In that case, they definitely werent purchasing any type of licensing. It was as simple as someone logging into their Netflix or taking a trip to Redbox.
My guess it's a numbers thing. Showing a movie to 15 people, no big deal. Showing a movie to 100 people, we want our money.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:14 pm to LSUFanHouston
Should have shown The Sandlot and they would have doubled what they raised and that $250 wouldn't hurt so bad.
Posted on 2/6/20 at 8:21 pm to LSUFanHouston
Disney is pussy for apologizing
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