Are movies shown in private cinemas infringing?

Private cinemas play movies without the authorization of the film copyright owner, which is an infringement.

Private cinema is a new business model. Many private cinemas play movies in two ways. Storing movies in the equipment in each room, or in the local area network of the cinema for consumers to order, is an infringement risk.

Private cinemas play movies without the authorization of the film copyright owner, which is an infringement, and the act of playing movies with pre-stored devices violates the film copyright owner's right to show and copy his works; The act of uploading movies to the cinema LAN for broadcasting infringes the copyright owner's right to spread information on the network, so it is the right thing to get authorization before broadcasting.

In addition, there is an insurance method, that is, films that have entered the public domain beyond the copyright protection period (50 years) are selected and broadcast without authorization.

Punishment for copyright infringement:

1. Generally, there is no punishment, but the infringer needs to bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for the losses according to the situation.

2. If the public interests are harmed at the same time, the copyright department shall give warnings, administrative fines and other penalties.

3. If it constitutes a crime, it shall bear criminal punishment according to law.