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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... en-in.html

That is what comes of over charging for PRS licenses. :shock:
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
£500k is obviously an atrocious figure, so it's no wonder they don't wanna pay it, but that doesn't make the situation any less ridiculous overall.

Maybe whoever's in charge could find a better way of spending the money they obviously have been up to this point on something else for the staff? :?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
Why not allow them to watch TV instead. This would make much more sense on the overnight shifts, or even allow personal MP3 players or CD players with headphones.
Author:  RedEyes [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
Amnesia10 wrote:
Why not allow them to watch TV instead.


Even TV is a bit iffy. If you use the TV to listen to a music show, MTV or the like, that still counts as a public music broadcast. Crazy I know. :roll:

Personal MP3 players are fine, license wise, but there's obviously issues there with people not being able to hear what's going on around them - in a place like a prison, there's obvious security/safety aspects to worry about there.

Personally I don't really see why prisoners should be able to watch TV/listen to music in their cells anyway. :|
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
Someone needs to tell the PRS to "do one". The radio station has already paid licensing fees once so people shouldn't have to pay them again - unless perhaps it's an actual public performance, not people at work.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
Quote:
The 1988 Copyright Act stipulates that a licence must be obtained to play music in public.


So public areas (I can't believe they are classed as public) in prisons cannot have music playing, but in a residential area such as a cell ( :roll: ) they can. I can see warders turning a blind eye when a visitor comes with a 3kw sound system in a cake.

Quote:
It’s not all bad news for British convicts, however. Authorities will continue to pay for licenses to show DVDs and videos in prisons.


:roll:

If only they were all Disney, U certified.

:twisted:
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Music ban for prison staff but inmates can listen in
Quote:
The 1988 Copyright Act stipulates that a licence must be obtained to play music in public.


Surely that's been superseded by the Licensing Act 2003? And it's the "Copyright, Designs and Patents Act" anyway, not the "Copyright Act". :?

And even so that's only a licence from the local authority - it doesn't affect the PRS being complete twats.
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