Yes. The definition in 17 U.S.C. 101 uses the disjunctive. Thus,
if the place is open to the public, the number of attendees is irrelevant.
--Christian
On 2/10/2012 2:37 PM, Thomas Levine wrote:
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] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
Adi Kamdar <[email protected] <mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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.
>
>
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