powdarrmonkey Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Yay for the PRS: "An assistant at a grocery store in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, was ordered by the Performing Right Society (PRS) to obtain a performer's license and to pay royalties because she was informally singing popular songs while stocking groceries." Slashdot Entertainment Story | Singer In Grocery Store Ordered To Pay Royalties
powdarrmonkey Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 PRS are effectively an agent, they represent the rights of copyright holders and collect royalties on their behalf.
powdarrmonkey Posted October 22, 2009 Author Posted October 22, 2009 Ok, but who says you need to buy a licence to listen to (not broadcast) their clients' music? Is it the PRS just making up these rules, or is there some law? Pass. I don't have the legal reference to hand, but the deciding factor is 'public broadcast' (however you interpret that). It looks like this boils down to 'performance copyright'. But surely if a radio is being played in a shop, the radio station has already paid for their performance? Welcome to one of the most contentious issues of the whole sorry mess
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