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From the PRS's own website:
We exist to collect and pay royalties to our members when their music is exploited in one of a number of ways – when it is recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online.
Edit: Make sure you look at the bottom of the page about the woman who played music to her horses.
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Quoth Amina516 View PostWow. A license to play a radio? Thats interesting. Anyone from over the pond care to tell us a little more about this PRB?
Im glad she wasnt sued though. That woulda been insane.Testing
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Emptor, you're essentially right, you need a licence if you have a TV that's able to be hooked up, but the proceeds go to the BBC only, every other channel does with having ads. The BBC has no ads though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Licence#United_Kingdom
The UK does seem to love its taxes though (and thats essentially what these kinds of licences are.)Last edited by RayvenQ; 10-22-2009, 05:06 PM.I am the nocturnal echo-locating flying mammal man.
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Quoth KaySquirrel View PostWhy don't the PRS crack down on musical performances like 'Let's Listen To Every Annoying Ringtone I Have While We Ride The Bus Together!' or the one-man performance art show I saw on the train last week -- 'I'm A Loud Important Man And I'm On The Phone!'...?!
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Quoth KaySquirrel View PostThat's not too far from here, actually!
Why don't the PRS crack down on musical performances like 'Let's Listen To Every Annoying Ringtone I Have While We Ride The Bus Together!' or the one-man performance art show I saw on the train last week -- 'I'm A Loud Important Man And I'm On The Phone!'...?
Quoth ditchdj View PostSeems like these days ALL industries are desperately trying to suck as much money as humanly possible out of the public. By hook or by crook. It's a free-for-all. Or, should I say......A FEE-for-all.
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The USA version of PRS is ASCAP, aka asshat. While their intentions are good (they make sure artist/composers/songwriters get paid) they sometimes try and do stuff that make them look like greedy bastards.
Four examples:
You can't have a radio in any money-making establishment without first paying a license. Which is stupid as the radio station already pays one to broadcast the music in the first place.
Let's say you break out a keyboard in a coffee shop and start playing and singing. If an ASCAP agent hears you he/she will probably demand you pay a performance fee or stop.
When a bar owner books a cover band, they have to pay a license to ASCAP. Even if the band is not charging people to see them.
ASCAP recently said cell phone ringtones, when played where other people can hear them, are a public performance and therefore providers need to figure out a way to detect when a phone rings so they can send royalties to ASCAP. Think I'm making this up? Here it is: click for story.
EDIT: Looks like ASCAP lost the ringtone battle: Click here.Last edited by sld72382; 10-23-2009, 03:29 AM.
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Quoth sld72382 View PostThe USA version of PRS is ASCAP, aka asshat. While their intentions are good (they make sure artist/composers/songwriters get paid) they sometimes try and do stuff that make them look like greedy bastards.
Four examples:
You can't have a radio in any money-making establishment without first paying a license. Which is stupid as the radio station already pays one to broadcast the music in the first place.
Let's say you break out a keyboard in a coffee shop and start playing and singing. If an ASCAP agent hears you he/she will probably demand you pay a performance fee or stop.
When a bar owner books a cover band, they have to pay a license to ASCAP. Even if the band is not charging people to see them.
ASCAP recently said cell phone ringtones, when played where other people can hear them, are a public performance and therefore providers need to figure out a way to detect when a phone rings so they can send royalties to ASCAP. Think I'm making this up? Here it is: click for story.
EDIT: Looks like ASCAP lost the ringtone battle: Click here.Seph
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