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Committee debates legality of screening streamed content after donation of movie screen
Summary
Committee members and residents disagreed about whether the committee can legally show streamed movies (for example, downloaded Netflix content) at public community events; the city-provided screen was discussed and one resident warned that projecting downloaded streaming content publicly may be illegal.
Depot Bay’s Parks and Recreation Committee on July 16 heard competing views over a donated movie screen and whether the committee can legally show streamed content at public events.
A resident and commenter raised copyright concerns, saying downloading and projecting movies from streaming services without a license is illegal. “It wasn’t my intention to bring discord. It was my intention to point out that downloading the…
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