Listening To The Radio At Work? Prepare To Be Sued

MLCT writes "The Performing Rights Society, one of the UK's royalties collecting societies, has taken a Scottish car servicing company to court because the employees are alleged to have been listening to the radio at work, allowing the music to be 'heard by colleagues and customers'. The PRS is seeking £200,000 in damages for the 'performances of the music' which they claim equates to copyright infringement. The judge, Lord Emslie, has ruled that the case can continue to hearing evidence, commenting that the key point to note was that music was 'audibly blaring from employee's radios'. Where do the extents of a 'public performance' end? Radios on in cabs?"

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Re:Are you from the US of A?

[zotz]

"Are you joking?"

Of course they were joking.

"And a local affair?"

The humour is in the understatement...

Just in case YOU weren't joking... If you were:

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Isn't that the one that Alice went to in that oddball Greek Tragedy by some greek fellow by the last name of Louis?

all the best,

drew

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Re:Are you from the US of A?

[thrillseeker]

Surely you must have heard the name Boston Tea Party?

That's a big 10-whoosh, good buddy ...