What are the laws about listening to radio in a public place and what laws apply!


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What are the laws about listening to radio in a public place and what laws apply in the UK?

Irlam Tesco has told its staff that we cant listen to radio while the shop is open due to a licence. I thought radio was a public medium therfor anyone could listen anytime. What are the laws, And is this an excuse also how much is a licence if there is such a thing for radio in the uk. all this for a bit of entertainment while we fill shelves and put money in their pocket.


Answers:

You do need a licence...

When is a PPL Public Performance
licence required?
Under UK copyright law (the Copyright
Designs and Patents Act 1988) a PPL licence
is required when sound recordings subject to
our control are played in public. By ‘public’ we
mean any event except a family or domestic
gathering. An event such as an office party, a
Christmas disco or a Valentine’s Day dinner
dance is public. An example of a private event
would be a wedding reception or birthday
party. Many people ask, “If it’s my CD, why
can’t I play it whenever and wherever I want?”
Owning a sound recording does not give them
an automatic right to play it in public.


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