Broad Theatre

24 W. Broad Street,
Souderton, PA 18964

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Souderton is in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia. The Broad Theatre opened July 21, 1922, with 700 seats for movies and vaudeville acts. The theatre was renovated in the 1940’s.

It is currently being renovated and ‘For Sale’.

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 8, 2009 at 8:17 am

Here is a larger version of the photo posted on 2/2/07:
http://tinyurl.com/njnc6a

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 8, 2009 at 8:47 am

Isn’t that copyrighted?

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 8, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Copyright © 2009 by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Data and Images: Copyright © 2009 by various contributing institutions. Used by permission.
All rights reserved.
That’s what it says on their home page.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm

So all the posts with thumbnails should be removed, since none of those images were posted with permission.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 8, 2009 at 9:54 pm

Difference, the thumbnails are directed to their site. Not to a personal photobucket.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 8, 2009 at 9:58 pm

No difference. Additionally, even if the photos are copyrighted, the fair use doctrine allows their reproduction for non-profit, educational purposes. If you have some case law that overrules this, let me know.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on August 8, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Expecting a clarification from PAB on Monday.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 8, 2009 at 10:15 pm

I didn’t know they wrote laws now. Are they overturning the fair use doctrine?

I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but other people besides you have raised the copyright issue without any clue as to how the law protects limited reproduction, as long as the intent is not to profit off of the likeness. There’s a lot of case law on this. Even if the likeness holder were to take some sort of action, like an injunction, they would probably lose as they would not be able to prove damages. So whether the likeness holder agrees or disagrees, legally it doesn’t make any difference.It’s very unlikely that the holder of the image would take any action unless there was a clearcut attempt to profit from the likeness.

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 9, 2009 at 9:28 am

I think contacting PAB is a great idea. If PAB doesn’t mind having their photos copied and distributed, that’s fine. If they object, they can contact Cinema Treasures and ask for those links to be removed. I don’t believe that CT is considered to be an accredited learning institution and I don’t think that the photos would be considered as being used for educational purposes.

experiment626
experiment626 on August 18, 2010 at 10:51 am

Any update on the restoration? I’m from Souderton and am so happy to hear the funds were found for the Broad Theatre.

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