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Was all geared up for taking my jacks and a T30 into the office tomorrow, to play some christmas music, and then some bloody bureaucrat on the building lease responsibility side of the fence mentioned Performance rights licence. So, I got a quote off PRS within an hour - £34. Too bad it is all too late now - it wasn't resolved in the last 2 hours of the day. We were, and still are having a bring and share lunch, sans music.

Always remember, you can take a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think.

Bah humbug.

Charles Jenkinson wrote:Was all geared up for taking my jacks and a T30 into the office tomorrow, to play some christmas music, and then some bloody bureaucrat on the building lease responsibility side of the fence mentioned Performance rights licence. So, I got a quote off PRS within an hour - £34. Too bad it is all too late now - it wasn't resolved in the last 2 hours of the day. We were, and still are having a bring and share lunch, sans music.

Always remember, you can take a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think.

Bah humbug.

Cynical Grant wonders if old mate has the UK rights for "Jingle Bells" and wanted his 1 pence in royalties.
The "issue" should have been raised way before the last couple of hours the day before though.
Or is that simply another example of beauracracy?

Still, it is the right thing to do (Here in Oz, by and large, the venue has said licence, so DJ's and muso's are covered), but out on your own, you need your own licence.

Merry Christmas Charles

Grant Bunter wrote:
Cynical Grant wonders if old mate has the UK rights for "Jingle Bells" and wanted his 1 pence in royalties.
The "issue" should have been raised way before the last couple of hours the day before though.
Or is that simply another example of beauracracy?

Still, it is the right thing to do (Here in Oz, by and large, the venue has said licence, so DJ's and muso's are covered), but out on your own, you need your own licence.

Merry Christmas Charles

If old mate does have the UK rights for jingle bells I know where he can shuv them.

Ref. the question; the music would have been a nice bolt on to activities and Christmas mood making. But folks are 'busy' at the moment - it is most accurately described as political pissing contests, where things that aren't important in the scheme of things don't get dealt with till the 11th hour, where a counter blow (I.e. further, higher or more accurate piss) can scupper things.

I'll set the system up at home instead.

Thanks for the wishes though Grant. Blessings to you and yours.

"got one mate, don't worry" is always a valid reply.

I thought Christmas songs, for the most part - the old traditionals, we're public domain.

ripNdeb wrote:I thought Christmas songs, for the most part - the old traditionals, we're public domain.

Yes, but the performance of those songs can be copyrighted.

Bruce Weldy wrote:

ripNdeb wrote:I thought Christmas songs, for the most part - the old traditionals, we're public domain.

Yes, but the performance of those songs can be copyrighted.

Well then, those are simply as*ho**s.

I wish to visit you some day Bruce. We're the same age and much of the same thinking. AND, we're BF believers. Rock on!

ripNdeb wrote:I wish to visit you some day Bruce. We're the same age and much of the same thinking. AND, we're BF believers. Rock on!

Anytime.....there's always music happening in this little town where I live.

Charles Jenkinson wrote:...and then some bloody bureaucrat on the building lease responsibility side of the fence mentioned Performance rights licence. So, I got a quote off PRS within an hour - £34. .

That's why my ancestors left the B.I. 2 centuries ago. A lot of that stuff followed them of course but we get to dodge a lot more PC shit here than you Poms have to put up with. I feel for you bro!