Hmm... if a video plays in a national park and no one is around to watch it, is it being performed publically?
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Karl Fogel <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
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