We have recently been contacted by MPLC demanding we buy a licence for several thousand pounds unless we can guarantee that no member of the public could access a film it licences on the Peoples Network. Assurances that library staff never show films, nor that users watch PN screens privately and with headphones will not suffice. Have any other authorities been approached or do you already pay? It will be impossible to block all possible sources of accessing films on the Internet and the cost of the licence is prohibitive.
Thanks
Ruth
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