So why don't Kwik-fit do what our company did when we came up against the same issue and buy music licences for all outlets?
yeah but you go in for a licence then you need new documents,filing system and your speaker system is a death trap
so if I'm listening to the radio in my car, in a public place (say main street trying to find a parking place) I would have to turn it off, and throw it out the window, since its a public place and broadcasting such a thing would be illegal?
thats just a pile o wnk
no,because your not business premises
Where does MCPS collect its money from?
Money is generated (through licence fees) from the recording of our members’ music on many different formats, including CDs, DVDs, television, broadcast and online.
Where does PRS collect its money from?
Money is due for any public performance of music, whether live or recorded, that takes place outside the home and from radio and television broadcasts and online.
What do MCPS and PRS do with the money collected?
MCPS and PRS pay money collected to their writer, composer and music publisher members. Both organisations are ‘not for profit’ and only deduct a small admin/commission fee to cover operating costs.
I thought to listen to radio in public was alright seeing as its free to listen to anyway.
I thought listening to CD's or MP3's would be against the law.
Why would listening to a Radio in public be illegal? Anyone can listen to radio.
this nuts, the radio has no warning on it like a cd does. how come the radio company broadcasting the stuffs licence dosent cover every one?
soppose you only put the radio on at work to hear the news but that station started playing music cant be your fault surley
If the radio's are in the workshop, this is a restricted area which means the public aren't allowed to access it and therefore they are off the hook. Just because you can hear it in the waiting area has nothing to do with it. If the only intention is for the staff to listen in their own working environment, then it is not public performing.
Personally I think it is a stupid thing for the PRS to push for and the only reason they are doing it is that they have a national target so it's worth the money. They wouldn't do it to a one man tyre shop in a lock up.
I am assuming they have an employee licence or they are in trouble.