Irish Collection Society Wants Hotels To Pay Performance Fees Fo...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 03/19/2010 - 21:35

We've seen all sorts of ridiculous claims by performance rights collection societies trying to demand performance rights for things that clearly were not intended as "performances." There was the woman stocking shelves in a store who was singing without paying.

There was the owner of a horse stable who played music to her horses .

There was the attempt to say that your mobile phone ringing with a ringtone was a public performance .

Basically, they're willing...

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