Reinier I have not read the act if you have a copy or can direct us to it, please do However
Does that act cover the issue of archiving content ??? And would this be classified as a broadcast ?? > This is not an 'interesting topic', this is copyright infringement. For > one of > the radio stations, but definitely also from the artists that are > played. [] How many of these radio stations are actually paying anything to the artists that are being played ??? (local and international) > > And without consent from the copyright holders, this is definitely > illegal. No > room for discussion there. [] Some stations might have some kind of consent from local artists but surely not from the international music which fills our airwaves. [] My point on the "interesting topic is how relevant is the 1964 act to today ?" And exactly which portion of that act would cover what we do. In effect we archive what has been broadcast and then allow individuals to go back and listen from their PC's. Most of the acts dealt with what was called "performance rights" where content was broadcast to a number of people. I actually was involved in a similar case in the UK in the 90's where we installed a PBX with a music on hold functionality and the copyright issue came up. At the time there was no case since the music had been genuinely bought. The compromise was a small token payment to the UK performance rights body. However I do believe we have no such protection in Uganda. _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
