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Hmm, would the playing of music by the police constitute a "public performance" (per copyright law)?
by jlgaddis 6y ago
Hmm, would the playing of music by the police constitute a "public performance" (per copyright law)?
- ceejayoz 6y agoYes, but I can't imagine many big recording companies wanting to start a fight with police unions.
- jhart99 6y agoI don't see how ASCAP/BMI wouldn't get on their cases about using music without a license.
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoIf they’re listening to their phone exactly like any other person walking down the street might do, then no. If they were deliberately playing it over a PA system to a crowd, then yes. You may not like this behavior, but we really don’t want to set a precedent that listening to music at normal volumes in public spaces is a punishable copyright violation.
- hedora 6y agoThe facts in this case make it clear the officer intends for it to be a public performance. The officer should be fired, and the copyright holder should pursue maximum financial damages. Neither of those things will happen. The system is too corrupt for that.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoWhat non-fictional financial damages did the copyright holder suffer in this case? Is he going to come after me when i listen to music with an ipen window, or have friends over?
- pseudalopex 6y agoCopyright laws have statutory damages. Having friends over isn't public performance. Having a window open incidentally isn't public performance.
- tclancy 6y ago"RAAAAHHHHHXANNE, you don't want to run that red light!"