Comments on: Swedish Copyright Group Wants $5,000 p/yr Permit for Workplace Music

By: The Stabbing Knife Vol. 1 – ASCAP « Fancy Plans… and Pants to Match

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:34:57 +0000

[...] Swedish performing rights society bills hundreds of companies for letting their employees listen to music. [...]

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Links 12/07/2009: Gran Canaria Coverage, Many New Distros | Boycott Novell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:01:56 +0000

[...] Swedish Copyright Group Wants $5,000 p/yr Permit for Workplace Music “Perhaps someone has the radio on or is listening to a CD and if so, you need to have a permit that allows for music to be played the workplace,” said Susanne Bodin, a STIM spokesperson, to the Sweden-based DN newspaper. “A workplace isn’t private and therefore you should have a licence for music to be played so that the copyright holders get paid.” [...]

By: Swedish Performing Rights Society Demands Cash From Companies That Let Employees Listen To Music | DodaPedia

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:47:00 +0000

[...] in order to demand licensing money from just about anyone. In this case, STIM has apparently sent out demand letters to thousands of Swedish companies telling those companies that if anyone at the company listens to music on the job, the company [...]

By: Swedish Performing Rights Society Demands Cash From Companies That Let Employees Listen To Music | dv8-designs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:33:01 +0000

By: Crazy Daze

Crazy Daze — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:24:07 +0000

Um, how about taking this cover for my TPS report and filing it where the sun don’t shine…

By: DrewWilson

DrewWilson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:37:59 +0000

“Otherwise its considered double taxation”

My thoughts exactly.

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:07:20 +0000

Unless I’m mistaken companies are allowed to play the radio in workplaces since the radio station already pays royalties for the public broadcast. Otherwise its considered double taxation.

More seriously, this should not be an issue. Public performance should only apply to a deliberate playing of music for the public for reasons of generating profit, all other public play should be free. This is precisely why people are pissed off with copyright laws around the world, they make no sense and hinder culture.

By: axxis

axxis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:37:02 +0000

A permit to play my own radio at work?

BULLSHIT!

By: darkspark

darkspark — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:32:41 +0000

we have had this in Ireland for years with IMRO. all businesses which are open to the public pay a license.

it doesn’t make a lot of sense, because this is a blanket payment so who is to say whether the money goes to the appropriate artist(s). for example i used to work in a net cafe where this was the case but we never listened to the radio, we brought in our own music and even a had a record store sponser cds at one stage. but we never gave IMRO a list of what was played.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:27:17 +0000

What really needs to happen (but obviously wont) is that new bands need to just not sign up to the major record labels.

Impossible when they are shoving a suitcase full of cash under a 21 year olds nose no doubt, but while this happens they have all the cards.

There needs to be a viable alternative, that the artist makes fair money from.

Most new bands are in it for the music, and as long as they are not being ripped off Im sure they will be happy to make what money they can from label-less sales.

Seeing as labels take such a big cut anyway, this could work out to pay the artist a similar amount to what they might earn working for a label anyway.

Cheaper music. Fair use. More creativity. No single mothers fighting $1.7 million dollar law suits and most importantly no labels dictating what we like.