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Apublic screening is the showing ofmoving pictures,sporting events, andmusic concerts to an audience in a public place. The event screened may be live or recorded, free orpaid, and may use film,video, or a broadcast method such assatellite orclosed-circuit television.Private screening refers to the screening of a commercially licensed film or media content to a group of people somewhere other than one of their homes. Private screening can be legally complex, as thedistribution rights orbroadcasting rights and regulations vary from country to country.
Live public screenings ofassociation football matches, called "Public Viewing [de]", became especially popular at the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[1]
Showing a video to a group of people outside of the home is legally regarded as a public showing, and is therefore in breach ofcopyright for DVDs/videos that have been purchased or hired for domestic use. To organise a group screening, permission from the copyright owner of the title in question will need to be obtained. Obtaining such rights clearances can be a complex procedure.
For certain types of screening ("non-theatrical" screening), it is possible to hire a copy of a film from itsdistributor with the rights already cleared. The primary non-theatrical distributors of feature films on DVD, video and16mm in Britain are the BFI and Filmbank Distributors.[2]
Another option is to buy ablanket licence for the year known as a 'Public Video Screening Licence' which may work out cheaper if showing film is to be a regular event.[3]
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