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Bars (in UK) pay enormous sums of money to present PPV broadcasts and such. They are charged, usually, according to floorspace; sometimes size of screens is fac
by pbhjpbhj 2y ago
Bars (in UK) pay enormous sums of money to present PPV broadcasts and such. They are charged, usually, according to floorspace; sometimes size of screens is factored in, sometimes there are maximum numbers of attendees.
It's similar to libraries having to buy a book along with a license that bypasses the usual imprint that says "not for lending"; they don't just buy a book from a bookstore.
- sfRattan 2y agoA license for a live event stream makes sense, but libraries having to buy special licenses to loan out physical books seems completely nuts to me. Does the UK not have an equivalent to first sale doctrine for physical goods?
- bluefirebrand 2y agoMaybe a better example would have been people hosting pay per view parties at their houses They certainly don't pay for an event license for that, but some of those parties can get pretty big