In tune with this, is it bad to have something playing on a TV while people play?
Like, a movie with a projector or on a 50inch tv?
Your not making them pay to watch it, but if it were on and you were playing a blueray of District 9 or what have you and your not charging for it could you get in trouble with something like that?
Questions that run through my head, sorry lol.
Its actually okay to do this as long as your don't charge them. I found the laws pertaining to it and it had stipulations like square footage amount of people watching it and that you had to be charging them.
But redbox sells dvd's without publisher approval and they are doing fine I think they have like one publisher agreement. I know they went into lawsuit recently over this and if they win alot of things are going to change licensing wise. Its the debate of whether you own the property when purchased and have the right to do whatever you want, or if you the publisher still owns it you've just bought the right to watch it.
The argument goes I buy chairs from a manufacturer and the go to panama city beach and rent them to people on the beach each day. Am I violating anything? No you wouldn't even ask if you were because you own your chairs and you hold the right to rent them. So that brings the question to what gives software writers, and media publishers, the right to claim anything different.
Its an age old arguement of a bunch of people wanting to keep their fingers in everything. Instead of coming up with new business plans and strategies to get people to buy products they choke hold retailers to keep themselves in the loop with EUA's and License agreements.
My plan was get a Netflix account and charge a flat rate for use of the service. While writing up my business plan I've included a projector and surround sound system; as well as a couple couches to add to the comfort and atmosphere that I plan to create in my Cafe/Gaming Center.
No a bad idea I did something very similar. I had anime nights at the game center.
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