> but to distribute the underlying films as part of a commercial offering they need copyright licenses to those films They sell tickets to these events. It's s

> but to distribute the underlying films as part of a commercial offering they need copyright licenses to those films They sell tickets to these events. It's still fair use, (and it would not be possible to have these events without someone first acquiring a digital copy for archival.) You're arguing that they could broadcast the video with commentary but they can't make (or take) a copy? This is prerequisite to the activity! And many of these publishers may no longer exist, as not everyone agrees these movies are classics. Also section 117 of Copyright Act explicitly calls out the making of a copy for archival as an allowable exception.