Radio at work - the law?

PardonTheWait

PardonTheWait

PardonTheWait

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A friend of mine has recently been told by the head office of his firm that apparently they're no longer allowed to listen to the radio at work because of something to do with needing a broadcasting license.

I was under the impression that you need a license to play CDs in a place of work/in public, but with regards to the radio, the radio station needs and has this license so you don't need it - is that right?

If it's right under law, it'd be super handy if someone has a link to an official/government/whatever site stating that that's how it is, so he can listen to the radio at work again!

Thanks :)
 
Is it an Office or some kind of restaurant or shop?

I think you only need a licence if the radio is on for the benefit of the customers and not the employees i.e. the sound system is out in public section of the shop.
 
Meridian said:
The boss is correct: you need a licence if more than one person can hear it.


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ANYONE can get access to a radio, you can get them for next to nothing now. I don't see why it would be illegal to let more than one person listen to it.

Also, I have heard the radio playing throughout the store in many shops.
 
Meridian said:
The boss is correct: you need a licence if more than one person can hear it.


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Thats really quite daft...
"ok kids cover your ears i'm turning the car stereo on."
"OH NOES! I can hear someones mp3 player... dont arrest me!"

:D
 
me227 said:
Is it an Office or some kind of restaurant or shop?

I think you only need a licence if the radio is on for the benefit of the customers and not the employees i.e. the sound system is out in public section of the shop.
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'Fraid not.

Strictly speaking, playing broadcast radio or TV, or other forms of sound recording, in a "public place" (i.e. not family or domestic event) requires a Public Performance Licence.

Mohinder's head office are, technically, right. It is, of course, widely and generally abused, but they're right.
 
Sequoia said:
'Fraid not.

Strictly speaking, playing broadcast radio or TV, or other forms of sound recording, in a "public place" (i.e. not family or domestic event) requires a Public Performance Licence.

Mohinder's head office are, technically, right. It is, of course, widely and generally abused, but they're right.
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Surely that would mean they should be allowed to listen to the radio if they use headphones.
 
Bit silly of your boss really, don't think they'd get in trouble over it, at my work we always have the radio on or play cd's out loud and no one has ever said anything, not even Ofcom or FACT on their recent inspections lol
 
lol shall tell my boss tht having our radio on is illegal cos the customers are in. What about when the customers walk out again and its only me left in the shop therfore only me hearing it, that be illegal, legal, illegal, legal all day/night long? lol :D
 
Perhaps the boss doesn't want the Radio on. Maybe finding out it's technically illegal (whether that's right or wrong) gives him the perfect excuse to say you can't listen to it anymore.
 
Muban said:
Perhaps the boss doesn't want the Radio on. Maybe finding out it's technically illegal (whether that's right or wrong) gives him the perfect excuse to say you can't listen to it anymore.
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If that were the case...karaoke(sp?) machine!
 
There was a case of some poor old fella in Greece that had a small tavern, he had the radio on there. Two guys went to eat there and the next day he had a letter saying he breached some copyright law.
 
pyro said:
There was a case of some poor old fella in Greece that had a small tavern, he had the radio on there. Two guys went to eat there and the next day he had a letter saying he breached some copyright law.
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He got what was coming to him tbh
 
It's not me, I told you that :p

He was round here moaning about it and I thought I could have sworn it was the case that the radio had the license already so you didn't have to get one, but it seems not :(

Thanks for the replies though :)
 
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