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Heavy aggro about downloading films and that, vol 432

Started by Rev+, September 17, 2021, 12:47:17 AM

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Quote from: flotemysost on September 17, 2021, 09:30:43 PM
That's a bit nuts. I know a couple of people who work for PRS - not sure if either are involved in that particular racket currently, but one of them previously worked for a record label chasing up businesses which didn't have a licence to play music in the workplace, and apparently most of her days were spent on the phone haranguing kebab shops and newsagents who dared to allow a bit of tinny radio to waft across the shop floor a few hours a day.

My brother (who's a musician) is represented by them for royalties stuff and apparently they're a bit rubbish at that too.

I don't quite understand why businesses should have to pay for a licence to play music in the workplace. If the music is from a radio station, surely the radio station has paid for those rights. If the music is from a CD, that CD has been paid for.

willbo

Quote from: Ron Maels Moustache on September 17, 2021, 12:03:33 PM
One of the stories linked from that article is utterly batshit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54245479

12 years for filesharing! What kind of Judge Dredd bullshit is this?

it says 12 months