News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video off YouTube. Parent comment

Re:Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video of... by scotuswroteus on Thursday July 01, 2021 @05:46PM (#27705284)
There is no such exception for publicly playing a copyrighted work "for oneself"
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video of... by jollybean on Friday July 02, 2021 @06:46AM (#27709922)
Yes there is. You can play music for yourself and close family. That you happen to 'be in public' or 'be at work' isn't relevant.

Moreover, the interpretation of the statute, as indicated by a very long trail of case law history indicates that the boundaries for 'pubic performance' are fairly wide, at least wider than the most narrow interpretation of 'for oneself and close family' etc..

[ Parent | on HN ]