Adi Kamdar <[email protected]> writes: >Yeah, context is key—there aren't any hard lines or numbers. There >also seems to be some deference to the nature of the performance—if >it's commercial, if it's in an educational context, etc. > >for example: > >http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/110.html
Remember: if you don't have to ask a lawyer, then the law isn't doing its job :-). -K >On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Rob Myers <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/02/12 19:20, andrea fassina wrote: > > > > maybe someone knows the answer, but how many viewers need to be > in a > > room before the show is considered a public performance? > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_rights > > "Performances are considered "public" if they take place in a > public > place and the audience is outside of a normal circle of friends > and > family, including concerts, nightclubs, restaurants etc. Public > performance also includes broadcast and cable television, radio, > and any > other transmitted performance of a live song." > > So I think its more context than number, and so I'd guess one *if* > it's > not your friend or family and it's not your apartment. But maybe > there's > some useful case law on the subject. > > - Rob. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
