james terrio
Sharpest Knife in the Light Socket
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- Apr 15, 2010
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ETA..... Woah... I must have missed the FM radio part.... that is free listening no matter how many folks are present. The radio station already paid for that.
I'm pretty sure you're wrong. Just because it's already on the air or on the web, doesn't mean we can use it for our own purposes. That was my mistake, learn from it.
The radio station pays licensing fees to broadcast copyrighted stuff, whether it's music or football games or the weather report. A storefront, tavern, or restaurant that doesn't pay those fees, has no legal right to "rebroadcast" a radio station or jukebox tunes on their premises. Nor does a knifemaker have any right to post youtube videos or websites with copyrighted music/images/etc to promote themselves, unless they pay the holders of any such copyrights. (Not naming any name$ here)
It's the law, y'all. Learn from my mistake.