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by Mike Masnick

Thu, Aug 28th 2003 1:52pm





Build Your Own Drive-In Movie Theater

from the nothing-to-it dept

Larry Magid is explaining how he built his own (temporary) drive-in movie theater at his house the other night, using a laptop with a DVD player, a projector and a sheet hung over the garage (later replaced by a neighbor's screen). He recommends that people who work in offices that have such a projector "borrow" one for the night every once in a while and set up a similar system. He says it worked great, and stirred up plenty of interest from the neighbors (one family even stayed on their own property across the street and watched). He even answers the question I had through the entire article: is this legal? It would seem to violate the FBI warning of putting on a public showing of the movie. He says Warner Brother's legal department said it was okay, if it was just his family and his normal circle of acquaintances. However, he also admits that plenty of folks driving down the street stopped to pay attention, so it might be a fine line. Either way, sounds like a fun way to have a movie night. Anyone got a spare projector?

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    Bring Back the drive -ins !!!!

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    Ebert, Aug 28th, 2003 @ 2:12pm

    If it's being shown on his own personal property I don't quite see how this is a public performance ... especially if he did not charge a fee and he owns a copy of the movie.
    Screw the lawyers ... I hope they all rot and die because they are quickly becoming the downfall of every innovation occuring.

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    Building a dirve in theater

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    david stinson, Jun 25th, 2006 @ 3:42pm

    im needing help on info about building a drive in theater, as far as screens and equipment. the drive in at my home town was tore down for a frie station ,so me and my wife are goion to try to build one back. your help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Building/buying a driving and bringing it back to life!

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    Damron, Sep 27th, 2009 @ 11:11pm

    I from my childhood have always wanted to own,operate and or bring one back to life that has been sitting vacant for so long.Dinosours need life too!

    I'm in Indiana and where I am located at,at one point we had 2 drive-ins in our area operating;It would be grand to have the one that is still partially standing up and running again...[] Does anyone have ANY helpful ideas on what to do,who to approach for support? ANYTHING!!

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