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[News] Wiltshire Police Banned from Listening to Music

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Music bill forces police off beat

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| Wiltshire Police officers have been banned from listening to music after the 
| force received a £32,000 bill from the Performing Rights Society (PRS).  
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8004072.stm


Recent:

PRS Threatens Woman For Playing Radio To Her Horses Without Paying A Licensing
Fee

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| The latest (sent in by a few folks) is that PRS has now threatened a woman
| who plays classical music to her horses in her stable to keep them calm. She
| had been turning on the local classical music station, saying that it helped
| keep the horse calm -- but PRS is demanding £99 if she wants to keep
| providing such a "public performance." And it's not just a one-off.
| Apparently a bunch of stables have been receiving such calls.
|
| Obviously, this is not a case of random excessive attempts by PRS to squeeze
| more money out of people. It's become systematic. The group seems to believe
| that playing music in almost any situation now constitutes a public
| performance and requires a licensing fee. You just know they're salivating
| over the opportunity to go after people playing music in their cars with the
| windows down.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090327/1113014276.shtml
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