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It actually looks like it's
It actually looks like it's give and give, in this case. Read the warning again. "Oil rigs" is part of a broad, generous definition of "home use"."The copyright proprietor has licenced the film...for home use only. ... The definition of home use *includes* [my emphasis] the use of this video device at locations such as...Oil rigs...."So the more unlikely locations ("spaceships", "Moon bases", "Mars outposts") they're willing to include in the list, the better.
Alas, no. It's not obvious
Alas, no. It's not obvious on my tiny-version, but the word that DVD Beaver's MS Paint arrow is obscuring is "excludes."In other words, oil rigs aren't homes.For my part, I say home is where the heart is, but few legal documents refer to the heart.Well, except organ donor cards.
Actually, if you read the
Actually, if you read the fine print, you'll see a lot of movies have oil rigs in their list of prohibited places to screen the film. On oil rigs, there are common rooms - the movie's lawyers don't want those oil rig companies screening films for their employees without paying the licensing fee. There's nothing to stop a worker on an oil rig from showing the film in his room and then inviting all the other workers (provided they can fit in his room). But I'm sure the workers sometimes play films as an extracurricular activity without advertising it loud and clear.I do wish movie companies were more flexible in their pricing of licenses and more clear as to where to actually buy the licenses!
You're right; I stand
You're right; I stand corrected.But this means spaceships, Moon bases, and Mars outposts are still ok, yes?
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