How do I go about getting the rights to put movies on my website?
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How do I go about getting the rights to put movies on my website?
I want to start a business on-line where you pay to watch movies that are out in the movie theater at a cheaper price. How can I get the rights to start?
Asked on July 15, 2010 under Business Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
In order to obtain the rights to show a movie you have to purchase them, somewhat how movie theaters purchase the right to show the movie. It is not a cheap endeavor and honestly, it may be a difficult one for what you are doing. The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation is the entity that licenses movies. I would think that if it were lucrative then it would have been done already. But movie theaters pay big bucks for these movies and I am sure that they want some guarantee of exclusivity to make the money back from fans. If a person purchased it on-line for say $5 (much less than one theater ticket) but 8 people watched it then all that revenue would be lost to the theater. Who would go? No one, I would think. You can try and it is a great idea I just think that it would be either impossible to pull off contractually or cost prohibitive.
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