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Finnish Taxi Drivers Must Pay Music Royalties

Posted by chrisd on from the humming-also-billable dept.

jonerik writes "According to this story from Ananova, Finland's Supreme Court has ruled that taxi drivers must pay royalty fees of about $20 annually if they play music in their car while a customer is in the backseat. According to the article, 'Lauri Luotonen, chairman of the Helsinki Taxi Drivers' Association, says the ruling is likely to force most drivers to keep their radios off.'" This includes if they play the radio, which ostensibly already pays such fees.

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  1. Re:For listening..... by garcia · · Score: 1, Troll

    don't give that bitch any ideas, please...

  2. Makes no sense... by McFly69 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What if the music played is their own music that they made? Do they still have to pay? i kinda doubt it.

    What if they are playing soem Pakastanky or Afganisy moanign and winning music? Do the drivers have to pay $20 to the customers who are forced to listen to that crap? Doubt it, but would be cool tho.

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    NO! NO! Please don't mod me, I'm too young to die a troll. *click* Oh the pain, the pain...
    1. Re:Makes no sense... by Cruciform · · Score: 1, Troll

      Wow, aren't you a prejudiced prick.

  3. Online Petition to Stop these Music Royalties! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Please, support the petition that we are sending to the Finnish Government to protest this outrageous and unfair act. As a close relative of mine in Finland is a taxi driver and barely makes enough to support his family, these kinds of royalties are putting him out of money. With enough signitures, we can let the Finnish government know that we will not stand for it.

  4. Re:YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, IT fails YUO!!!

  5. Re:This concept exists here in America too. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    right and financing nuclear weapons for iraq's ARE IN NO WAY part of the price you pay for your gasoline..

    idiot.. I can make as many vague connections as you... it doesnt make them right. Lumpy is right on the Muzak part. you are paying for commerical free music for your business... did you get that COMMERCIAL FREE... here... let me repeat it one more time.... C O M M E R C I A L _ F R E E ! ! !

    get it?