Subj : Re: Buy my CD, but don't play it To : Lee Lofaso From : Aaron Thomas Date : Mon Sep 09 2024 15:16:34 LL> you want to call it. It is a violation of copyright laws to play a LL> copyrighted song in any kind of "public perfornance" without having LL> previously obtained the proper performance licensing. Trump wasn't performing anything, he was just speaking to his friends. When you have a lot of friends, you need a place like the Desert Diamond Arena to speak to them all at the same time. Trump rallies are free; Trump didn't make 1 cent off their sh!tty music. When you don't have very many friends, then you need to fill a bus with paid actors to nod their heads on camera at a restaurant in a Pittsburgh suburb. LL> Musicians also get paid for their recorded works in other ways - LL> such as when their works are played in clubs and restaurants and LL> other public places. How much are they being paid? How much does Red Lobster have to pay Dave Grohl so that they can play "My Hero" inside their restaurant? I used to take my stereo to the beach and I'd play Cinderella and Warrant tapes for all to hear, whether they were into glam rock or not. I never paid a cent to Tom Kieffer and I never asked for Jani Lane's permission. Do I owe them some back pay then? LL> While you can play the CDs that you bought in the privacy of your LL> own home, without having to pay anything more than the cost you paid LL> for the CD, you do not have the legal right to play those recorded LL> works in any public place without having the proper licenses and LL> permissions. Then there are millions of law breakers out there who all need to be arrested then. And most of them have been doing it since long before Trump ever became a household name. LL> Copyright infringement is an act of breaking the law. It is punishable LL> by hefty fines. Up to $30,000 for each work infringed (US law), which LL> can be increased too $150,000 (per work) if shown to be willful. Right. This is why I don't make copies of my tapes and sell them at the flea market. It's also why I don't charge people money to listen to them with me either. LL> Playing music in public places is legal if you have the proper LL> licenses and permissions from the copyright holder or performance LL> rights organizations. Do you have permissions to play any of those LL> songs that are on your CDs in public places? I thought not. In this case, I've been breaking the law since I was in elementary school. How do I turn myself in? I'm not the kind of guy who runs from the law. --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/64) * Origin: JoesBBS.Com, Telnet:23 SSH:22 HTTP:80 (1:342/201) .