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Programming Video this Season?
Make Sure You Obtain a Public Performance License from the MPLC

As the camping season approaches, please be reminded that a public performance license is required to show videos or DVDs at your camp. The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) provides this license with a discount for American Camp Association (ACA) members. If you are already an MPLC license holder, you need not re-apply. Your license is automatically renewed at your guaranteed low rate.

The Federal Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17 of the United States Code, states that all home videocassette exhibitions outside one's personal residence are "public performances" and mandates they be licensed. Non-compliance can subject those who infringe to statutory damages starting at $750 per exhibition. This legal requirement applies equally to profit and non-profit facilities, whether or not an admission is charged. The MPLC, the authorized licensing representative for Hollywood studios and producers, provides the license that is required to comply with Federal law. It also allows those who rent your facility to be covered for video use, protecting your property from inadvertent copyright liability.

If you currently show videocassettes or plan to this season, please follow the link to the application below, and return it with the appropriate payment. Your Certificate of License will be sent by U.S. mail. We hope that you will join the over 250,000 locations nationwide that have obtained MPLC licenses and now show movies legally.

If you have not thought of showing videos in the past, now is the time. The MPLC agreement has proven to be an excellent benefit for the hundreds of ACA members who use videos from producers, ranging from Disney to Warner Bros.

As your colleagues are already aware, once you are licensed, your fee remains unchanged (except for possible CPI adjustments) representing a substantial cost savings.

If you have questions, please contact either the ACA membership department at (317) 342-8456, or the MPLC at (800) 462-8855 or www.mplc.org

We wish you a successful season.

Download the Umbrella License® Application (PDF)

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