UK Police Accused Of Violating Copyright By Listening To Music In Police Stations
from the keep-quiet dept
While we've seen performing rights groups like ASCAP be overly aggressive in trying to collect money from anyone holding a "performance" of music, it seems that the UK's "Performing Right Society" (PRS) is pushing the boundaries even more. This is the same group that we noted last year had sued a bunch of auto mechanics for listening to radios in their garages loud enough that customers in the waiting room could hear them. Yes, the PRS insisted that this required a performance license.It appears that PRS representatives just go around the UK these days trying to see if they can hear music anywhere. One den of piracy that they discovered? Police stations! Yes, they're now accusing 34 police stations with failing to pay for a license because officers were listening to music loud enough that others could hear it. These would be the same police that are out arresting people recently for "Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry." Perhaps they should be checking themselves out as well.
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Perhaps
Naw, I doubt it.
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So.....
Note: Incredible sarcasm is intended.
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I'd litteraly probably shit myself if the same people who went about blaring their bass didn't drop a brick themselves if you were blaring some good old fashion bluegrass parked outside their hosue.
But hey, hopefully in 4 years we wont have to worry about anything; we can only pray we're so forutnate.
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keeping in mind that that particular law is in regards to noise statutes and not copyright bug-fuckery.....
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how many more Raids/whatever do you think the authorities will be helping out on. This maybe just the thing that makes the courts look at the total picture of whats happening.
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Although the lawyers are the ones that will keep this moving in the wrong direction...they get paid more if there are more lawsuits.
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Music Ringtones?
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"Arrest people for listening to music, and while you're at it, stick yourself under arrest!"
Douchebags.
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Music at work
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STUPID
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SOCAN did this about a decade ago
Pay up or else!
Even voice mail systems got nailed. (Even though we all know how well telephone lines transmit music, apparently SOCAN figured people would call into the system to listen to opera or something.)
Today we get silence, Muzak or CBC radio.
That surely made for a lot of paid up licenses didn't it?
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