At 05:54 PM 11/26/96 GMT, Gary Kleppe wrote:

On Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:36:35 -0500 (EST), Ken Arromdee

<arromdee@randomc.Com> wrote:

Whether someone is paid makes no difference for copyright violation.

No, but I expect it would make a difference for whether the copyright
holder would decide to sue or not.

        Hrmmmm, alright, now I'm _really_ confused about the copyright
issue. I was told by the person in charge of our Student Activites that I
was not allowed to show films without sending lots of money to the company
that owned the copyrights. (He called this 'buying the copyrights') I also
talked to the club that runs our $1 movies, and they said it cost between
$300-$1500 to get the right to show the film on campus. <sighs> I had
assumed from all the little 'sorry I'm violating yer copyright' notices that
I, and everyone else slap on FanFiction, that the companies could care
less... just as long as we're not getting paid. 

        Does anyone have the emails/addresses of the Anime companies that
would let me show their films? (Several people have mentioned that if I just
ask nicely, they will prob'ly let me ^_^ yea! )

P.S. Where the heck is Mary Washington College anyway?

        Purgatory... ^_^  Actually it is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA,
Earth, etc... Specific directions will be appearing on the webpage later. We
may not be as much fin as Katsucon, but we're willing to guve it a try!
<bounces happily> 'Sides I don't have the $100+ it would take to get me to
Katsucon... ^_^

                                                        Martha (and cat)