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Post by UK Brian on Mar 17, 2009 0:10:45 GMT
Ok so here's the scenario........a friend of mine runs a small business and untill recently was playing cd's as backround music for the customers pleasure and quite possibly their own. He had a visit from the PRS who said they need a licence to play music in a public place, my question is, suppose me and my band supplied him with a cd, ( not cover material ) but stuff we wrote ourselves, therefore the copyright would be ours, ours to do with as we wish, and if we allow this chap to play our stuff in public then who is to say he needs a licence?
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Brian
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Post by tonybiker on Mar 17, 2009 1:38:02 GMT
Brian. I understand what your saying, but the licence is to play music. Just like having to have a TV licence although you only watch your own home movie on a DVD, the licence is for the TV. My sister who runs a hairdresser was visited by these men in black and all she had on was a radio. She argued that it was on for her only. But nope, she either played zero or got the licence. And it aint cheap.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 7:22:44 GMT
HI ALL ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YOU ALL better come down to ""OZ"" ITS open slather I think ,your afficious ,revenue gatherer's are ripping you's off .. WHEN I play music here at home all the town can here it for ''free'' HA.HAAR..
cheers barry..
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Post by olemuso on Mar 17, 2009 10:10:59 GMT
The Licence is to play published copyrighted music. If the band is not published then they own ALL the rights to their music, therefore they can give permission to whomsoever they wish to play the music anywhere. As long as it doesn`t exceed noise nuisance bylaws there`s no problem. Original music only though, no covers. Once you are published your publishing house owns the rights to the music and they, through PRS and MCPS police how it is used.
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Post by bill on Mar 17, 2009 11:53:46 GMT
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UK Brian
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Post by UK Brian on Mar 17, 2009 12:47:45 GMT
Thanks Ian ands Bill, that's what I was hoping for, I have to repeat old Hoadlies saying, this site is a wealth of great poeple and information, I just wish I could have asa good an input as the stuff I take from it, thanks loads guys
cheers
Brian
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