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Re: Downloading music at work
From: Roger Safian <r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:00:36 -0500
At 09:46 AM 10/1/2008, Buz Dale put fingers to keyboard and wrote:
I'd be worried about other licensing issues. From BMI: When you purchase a record, tape, CD or mp3 the purchase price covers your private listening right only. Once you decide to play these in public - such as in a restaurant, bar, café or telephone music-on-hold service - it becomes a "public performance." The copyright owners of musical works have the exclusive right of public performance. Therefore, any public performances by others require permission. Not that I like it. I just think it should be considered.
My guess is a private class would not be considered a public performance. My understanding is that public performance is what the industry uses to charge license fees to radio stations and shops in the mall. (you can't play a radio in your store, without violating copyright...the music is considered an incentive to attract customers) This is why stores buy musak so they can save on the licensing fees. BTW, do I need to say IANAL? Oh I just did. ;-) -- Roger A. Safian r-safian () northwestern edu (email) public key available on many key servers. (847) 491-4058 (voice) (847) 467-6500 (Fax) "You're never too old to have a great childhood!"
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- Downloading music at work Todd Bossaller (Oct 01)
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- Re: Downloading music at work Winders, Timothy A (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Theresa Semmens (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Buz Dale (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Roger Safian (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Joey Mavity (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Todd Bossaller (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Bristol, Gary L. (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Theresa Semmens (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Anthony Maszeroski (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Roger Safian (Oct 01)
- Re: Downloading music at work Bill Lantry (Oct 01)