Comments on: Copyright Cops Target Kids’ Schools and Community Centers

By: UK Music Groups Form Anti-Piracy Coalition | The Blog Pirate

UK Music Groups Form Anti-Piracy Coalition | The Blog Pirate — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:44:44 +0000

[...] “A single voice for all music writers”, and the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the outfit charged with the dignified collection of performance revenues. Not forgetting the Music Managers Forum of course, which represents the [...]

By: UK Music Groups Launch Super Anti-Piracy Coalition | Torrent Searcher News

UK Music Groups Launch Super Anti-Piracy Coalition | Torrent Searcher News — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:06:28 +0000

[...] single voice for all music writers”, and the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the outfit charged with the dignified collection of performance revenues. Not forgetting the Music Managers Forum of course, which represents the [...]

By: UK Music Groups Launch Super Anti-Piracy Coalition | TorrentFreak

UK Music Groups Launch Super Anti-Piracy Coalition | TorrentFreak — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:34:50 +0000

By: How much does copyright suck? « Fisserman

How much does copyright suck? « Fisserman — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:35:31 +0000

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By: Click World News » Blog Archive » Performance Rights Society Goes After Childrens’ Charity

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:29:11 +0000

[...] others to hear. The latest in its effort to look about as obnoxious as possible is to (seriously) go after a non-profit children’s community center for using a TV, radio and CD player to keep kids entertained. As the folks who run the community [...]

By: TPile » Blog Archive » Performance Rights Society Goes After Childrens’ Charity

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:31:07 +0000

[...] latest in its effort to look about as obnoxious as possible is to (seriously) go after a non-profit children’s community center for using a TV, radio and CD player to keep kids entertained. As the folks who run the community [...]

By: Free Readings Online » Blog Archive » Performance Rights Society Goes After Childrens’ Charity

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:39:51 +0000

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By: Performance Rights Society Goes After Childrens’ Charity - BuzzYA!

Performance Rights Society Goes After Childrens’ Charity - BuzzYA! — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:33:37 +0000

By: wow

wow — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:06:07 +0000

H33t its like you have the understanding of a 4 year old.

You can interpret his articles however you feel, doesn’t mean its true. Fact is, TF tells people what these evil people are doing. Does he claim to be a lawyer you idiot? No, so hes not going to have the correct ‘advice’. He is a news reporter.

Your website sux, your an idiot, f*ck off.

(And when I say your website sux.. holy crap that thing is pathetic..)

By: h33t

h33t — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:58:42 +0000

broadcasting copyright content for public consumption without paying for the right is criminal piracy and must be stopped

the mechanic in his garage, the brick layer, the dude in his office, listening to the radio while they work is not a criminal offense because the purpose and audience is not public even if the workplace is public. these dude need real advice, which clearly torrentfreak cannot provide

enigmax you dilute the issue by giving weak examples

music in a kindergarten must be licensed because kindergartens are commercial ventures and the music is broadcast to the paying clientele. there is a fat capitalist running that business

enigmax you trying to pull my heart strings by making a false case using babies?

weak

http://www.h33t.com where we think torrentfreak has fallen off

By: Extortion

Extortion — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:56:16 +0000

I’m a loss here what copywrite laws have been broken if someone is listening to music? No where did this article indicate to me that any of the accused companies or institutions tried to lay claim to the material being played. No where did I notice in the article any mention that these companies were making money from passersby that might have heard their tiny hollow radios playing a tune. It is clear to me these companies have too much time on their hands.

Time for some of the people in the UK to stand up and tell the PRS and MPLC to stuff it and file a claim with the courts. Maybe the cops could do some research and go after the MPLC and PRS for harrasment and extortion.

If the people of UK are breaking the law, then it is the duty of the MPLC and PRS to file suit with the courts and seek compensation that way. It is legally considered extortion to seek monetary reimbursements when no monies were lost by MPLC or PRS. This “pay up or we will have your charged” by definition is indeed Extortion. Why can’t any of the authorities with REAL authority see this?

By: King J

King J — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:33:08 +0000

@ 36 It is not in any newspaper because this article is 80% bullshit & way over exagerated

By: oneplusone

oneplusone — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:43:23 +0000

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ <<–subs

By: hmm

hmm — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:43:00 +0000

I officialy declare that it is a crime to purchase music ‘legaly’.

Same as supporting terrorist. Make no mistake, THEY ARE TERRORIST.

Buying music = Supporting terrorist.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:39:47 +0000

whoops… googlevideo link… http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912

By: oneplusone

oneplusone — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:39:08 +0000

everyone has to see this if they haven’t… Is a link to google video… Is legal to distribute for free, not for profit… It addresses the money these phags are addicted to… There is a quick torrent for it here: http://www.mininova.org/tor/1900850

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:28:42 +0000

This is fake… radio is free… what a load of garbage

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:08:09 +0000

is this a joke?

By: Johhnny Canuck

Johhnny Canuck — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:55:44 +0000

The PRS are like SOCAN here.

This attitude is also why I have not bought ANY music since vinyl LP’s went out of style.

Personally I’d tell them to go …. themselves.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:52:17 +0000

I want to ask a question see if anyone knows the answer.

If I played Creative Commons music in a manner similar to that described by the article…would I be punished too.

I think using podcasts and CC music would be a great way for the more savvy of us to avoid paying for something we shouldn’t have to pay at all.

By: MonkeyMonkeyMonkey

MonkeyMonkeyMonkey — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:35:38 +0000

OK everyone, I found their site with a contact page:

http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/contact_us/pages/default.aspx

Let the flamewar commence! Bonus prizes given for irrefutable evidence of PRS server hardware burning due to thorough slashdotting.

By: photogabble » Music Has to be Heard Before People go out and Buy it.

photogabble » Music Has to be Heard Before People go out and Buy it. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:24:23 +0000

[...] Source Story: Copyright Cops Target Kids’ Schools and Community Centers. [...]

By: amazed!

amazed! — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:56:22 +0000

apparantly on their website they define a public place as anywhere that is outside of the home!! I should imiagine a great number of places would disagree with that. I guess that means I can go anywhere I please aslong as it is outside my home and so I am off for a nice nap in the PRS offices.

By: keep on rocking

keep on rocking — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:43:39 +0000

How do you think Im going to get along,
Without you, when you’re gone
You took me for everything that I had,
And kicked me out on my own

Are you happy, are you satisfied
How long can you stand the heat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

By: Noman Dodson

Noman Dodson — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:02:49 +0000

Are You effin’ kidding me? Hahaha! That’s just friggin crazy…..Greed is what will kill the industry…..just like greed is killing the financial market….sad humans, when will you ever learn?

By: savocado

savocado — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:49:11 +0000

i always lol when i remember that the happy birthday song is copyrighted.

By: John Roberts

John Roberts — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:38:18 +0000

What a pathetic JOKE. I wish EVERYONE around the world would suddenly STOP buying ALL CDs and ANY form of Music to set these MORONS straight!

JIff
http://www.privacy-tools.at.tc

By: /Me

/Me — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:15:41 +0000

Please don´t call them Copyright Cops.

Assholes will do just fine!

/Pantonamia

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:09:52 +0000

Money from children? For singing carols? It’s supposed to be the other way around. The children get given the money.

How low can these scum get?

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:26:29 +0000

wtf…

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:09:58 +0000

Petitions should start in the streets…

Hand out slips of paper to get publicity, playing music loudly. Maybe you’ll even make the news if you get arrested, which would cause a little more awareness about the issue.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:39:24 +0000

This is atrocious…

Words fail me.

By: ALIS

ALIS — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:20:19 +0000

Forgot to ask, anyone in UK seen this kinda shit reported in any newspaper? People should make as much noise as they can about this kind of extortion, dont think any court will make kindergartens pay licenses to these morons. Drive the PRS out of UK.

By: ALIS

ALIS — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:04:27 +0000

WTF?! Since when is listening to the radio illegal without paying to some morons for it? If every person in the uk can listen to the radio at home then why the fuc* cant they listen to it at work with other people there? That makes no sence to me, just insane greedy bastards demanding money for something they allready get money from.

If this kinda greedy shit continues we will all need to buy one cd per familymember if we want to listen to music at home or the morons will demand money. “John bought that cd so jane cant listen to it, give us money if she wants to listen to it”.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:11:49 +0000

I ask me…

Is the average citizen in the UK so weak and submissive that allows these abuses?

By: TD123

TD123 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:49:51 +0000

I’m sorry, but this is the biggest BULLSHIT organization i’ve ever seen.

This is literally BULLSHIT. I don’t know why organizations like these are LEGAL under British law.

Is money the only thing we care about today?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:18:10 +0000

@1
WALT DISNEY IS AWAKENING FROM HIS GRAVE TO COLLECT HIS ROYALTIES!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:54:34 +0000

“And if you’ve ever been to a garage, they are far from silent, well unless he’s got no work. Pedantic I know.”

He has to work in silence: Other than his work, he is in silence.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:26:37 +0000

It is never too early to feed kids with overpriced, sub-par, formulaic corporate “product”.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:09:13 +0000

The PRS is lunacy run amok. Seriously, they want royalty fees for playing a movie at a daycare? it’s idiotic they want to make people who play the radio pay a fee. At least in America nobody throws a fit at you for playing the radio at work, unless it’s ridiculously loud. Its lunacy, pure lunacy.

By: ha

ha — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:45:41 +0000

Also;

“”To get this money the PRS go after people like the 61 year-old mechanic Paul Wilson, who has worked alone at his garage for 23 years since he was 15. He can’t afford the PRS license, so now he has to work in silence”"

23+15=38 not 61? And if you’ve ever been to a garage, they are far from silent, well unless he’s got no work. Pedantic I know.

By: ha

ha — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:42:44 +0000

Taking pointers from the Irish now eh?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:24:15 +0000

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear so and so
Happy birthday to you

oops i dont have a license i guess that makes me a very baaad person. xD

hah heh heh suck it prs, riaa, mpaa,etc

By: ConsPIRACY Theorist (Ahem)

ConsPIRACY Theorist (Ahem) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:09:50 +0000

The end is nigh, PRS are the Templar Knights!!!!

Hear me out … The “Ban the Bomb” icon was formed by combining the semaphore for N & D – “Nuclear Disarmament”, well, turn that into “Radio Disarmament” R & D and the resulting icon would form a cross, like the … wait for it …

TEMPLAR CROSS!

AAAARRRRRGGGHHH THEY’RE GOING TO KILL US ALL JUST LIKE THEY TRIED WITH ALTAÏR IN ASSASSIN’S CREED!!!

… that, or they’ll just wither up and die … which would be my bet.

By: Killer Tree

Killer Tree — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:58:02 +0000

How about we stop playing all music these sleezeballs represent? There’s plenty of artists out there who produce great music for the sake of the music and would love to have it heard by anyone. Sure it won’t have the most “popular” songs, but it will free music!

By: Norway FTW!

Norway FTW! — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:14:18 +0000

Some people are just sick, but these are mentally disabled! This is probably the most extreme thing I’ve ever heard of. First the radio pay a lot of money to be able to play the song, but then the person that listen to the radio has to pay as well. It makes NO SENSE AT ALL!

Some people deserve to be hung upside down with a vicious dog trying to get a bite of that person.

By: Trabb

Trabb — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:34:08 +0000

@ 8
The BBC is funded by TV licence fees, they cost £139.50 ($240 USD). Almost every household in the land has one. If you don’t have one you get nice men knocking on your door who can give out court ordered fines of £1000 ($1720 USD). The BBC is the highest funded TV broadcaster in the world (talking BILLIONS of £££ here!!!!) and they don’t have any product adverts on any TV or radio station. They run most of the good radio stations here, though there are a few good privately own ones about.
So to claim that people listning to radios at work is stealing music or some such shit is bloody mental.
I could bang on for pages about how fucked up the copywank/MR Brown situation is in the UK…

By: annoyance

annoyance — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:09:44 +0000

@19 when the artist gets a fair slice of the profits say 90% then I will pay up.

The MAFIA are the ones screwing us AND the artist. It should be us who are pissed NOT them!