At a library I work at we want to throw a Star Wars party but our department head is afraid of copyright issues. We would be charging no fee, nor displaying anything from the movies. Would this still run afoul of copyright law? If not is there a source we can point to?

I'm pretty sure that Lucas won't care

you should be able to e-mail Lucasfilms itself. I'm kind of guessing though

if you dont make any money off of it, or try and purport any of the material as your own, i dont believe there is a copyright issue (otherwise i am in deep shit with lucas and j.k. rowling)

I can't believe you guys actually care about what might happen from throwing this party. My guess is that as long as you're not making money off this, Lucas is happy because its free promotion.

This reminds me of the nutjob RA I had in college that wouldn't let people watch videos on the common room television because it was a "public presentation." Telling him it was neither public and didn't matter because no one was charging admission didn't seem to help. Nor the fact that MGM/UA didn't give a rat's ass that 6 people in the dorm wanted to watch the movie together. God I hated that guy.

At a library I work at we want to throw a Star Wars party but our department head is afraid of copyright issues. We would be charging no fee, nor displaying anything from the movies. Would this still run afoul of copyright law? If not is there a source we can point to?


You should be worried about paying royalties to the Pussy Fairy.... Just kidding ;)

Throw the party. Don't waste time writing letters unless it's the only thing that will keep your pits from getting sweaty. You're not going to be hauled off. It's a library party, not P. Diddy's house in the hamptons for chrissakes.

We would be charging no fee, nor displaying anything from the movies.

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How can you have a Star Wars party and not display anything?

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How can you have a Star Wars party and not display anything?

That's a good question. If they are found lacking for something to display, perhaps you could lend them some of your collection for the event...

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I can't believe you guys actually care about what might happen from throwing this party. My guess is that as long as you're not making money off this, Lucas is happy because its free promotion.

This reminds me of the nutjob RA I had in college that wouldn't let people watch videos on the common room television because it was a "public presentation." Telling him it was neither public and didn't matter because no one was charging admission didn't seem to help. Nor the fact that MGM/UA didn't give a rat's ass that 6 people in the dorm wanted to watch the movie together. God I hated that guy.

Sorry for the thread hijack, but I know why your RA did that--you would not believe how hard film companies have cracked down on the showing of movies on campus. For any sort of a "public showing," even if it's just for ten students in a single class and no admission is charged, they want hundreds of dollars for permission to show a film. Multiply that by hundreds of classes per semester, and you're talking real money for colleges.

No college has been sued yet because its professors and students just went ahead and showed the movies anyway, but administrators are worried that the companies will do as the RIAA has done: sue a few schools just to set an example to the others. If administrators find out that you showed a movie and did not pay the film company what it wants, they get seriously angry.

That's a good question. If they are found lacking for something to display, perhaps you could lend them some of your collection for the event...


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Sorry for the thread hijack, but I know why your RA did that--you would not believe how hard film companies have cracked down on the showing of movies on campus. For any sort of a "public showing," even if it's just for ten students in a single class and no admission is charged, they want hundreds of dollars for permission to show a film. Multiply that by hundreds of classes per semester, and you're talking real money for colleges.

No college has been sued yet because its professors and students just went ahead and showed the movies anyway, but administrators are worried that the companies will do as the RIAA has done: sue a few schools just to set an example to the others. If administrators find out that you showed a movie and did not pay the film company what it wants, they get seriously angry.

Fair point, but he's talking about kids hanging around the dorm. The RA was a jackass, period.

Fair point, but he's talking about kids hanging around the dorm. The RA was a jackass, period.

w0rd.