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A little Tuesday morning rant to let off steam, i used to always have a radio early and late when no one was here, i hate it when its too quite. I turned it off as soon as someone else came in or if it was just one person i would normally ask and then turn it off at proper start time.

Now other people have brought them in and have them all day :mad: Drives me mad listening to crap 60s music mixed with pop. The worst thing is if i close my door they open it again saying it makes them feel claustrophobic!!!! Lucky they haven't been punched yet.
 
Complain to the Performing Rights Society - you need a license to play music that other people can hear :(
 
Notify the relevant authorities that the company is broadcasting to its employee’s and that you suspect they don't have a broadcaster’s license. A blunt memo will go round. ;)
 
yea, PRS will sort it out, when your employer finds out they need a licence that must be renewed every year that will stop it :cool:
 
Get one of those iPod radio transmitters, overclock it so it will overcome the radio stations signal and start broadcasting your own fake news reports of impending global catastrophe. Then sit back in the comfort of your office, watching the chaos with an evil grin. Avoid manic laughter as this may give the joke away. This could also be the ideal opertunity to ask that cute secretary you've never had the guts to ask out for some end of the world nookie.

PK!
 
hamesy said:
If that's the case then, I wonder how many work places have got a licence. :rolleyes:
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I can confirm we don't and we use radios.

Silly license if I'm honest... my local barbers (you know the type, Mom & Pops kind of store, not a huge chain.. been going for 20+ years) had "cease and desist" thrown at him because he had a radio.... told him if he wanted to continue using it he'd have to pay, all because some muppet complained.

Now people have to actually talk in there :p
 
They will get you in the end, they are working there way through the phone book.

Yes it is silly, but as soon as the person who answers the phone says you have a radio it all starts.
 
We used to have a radio, wasnt too bad, we all had similar tastes, i can understand how annoying and distracting it must be to have someones tste in music forced on you.

Management have since canned our office radio (presumably for licensing reasons), and then prohibited online radio (claims of Bandwidth).

Now i use my N95 and headphones, works a treat and doesn't bother anyone, one headphone in ensures you're don't become some sort of hermit.
 
Does that mean I would need a licence if I was to drive around town with the radio blasting out as other people would be able to hear it?
 
anticonscience said:
Does that mean I would need a licence if I was to drive around town with the radio blasting out as other people would be able to hear it?
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If you were working in your car, I presume so.

So you're going to have to sell that Pimp Mobile of yours good sir ;)

We normally listen to Radio 1 in our offices, I can't stand it when our local Radio Pembrokeshire gets on though... it's awful, I have no idea why people enjoy it.

Sure it's local and you hear the local news, but they only seem to have the license for about 6-8 songs and those are the ones you'll hear all day with each different presenter.

At least Radio 1 has the license for about 9-10 songs :p
 
I'm beginning to sound like I think its a good thing, I don't, I think its a complete farce, you pay to listen to your local radio, adverts and all ? I'm only knowledgeable because I read up on it when I was stung here and tried to find out if it really applied and if I could get out of it, then there were the chats with family in friends with the "what if I play my radio here or there" so I've pretty much heard all the questions.

Basically if its at all part of your work, be it in the background or in the reception area where your customers sit you have to pay. I think even taxi drivers get dragged in..

PRS operates Tariff ‘GV’ at modest annual rates per vehicle, including for: ice cream vans, advertising vans, election campaign vehicles, taxis, minicabs and chauffeur-driven cars whose passengers form part of the composer’s public audience.

Call 0800 068 4828 and we will provide you with a quote or supply you with a PRS Music Licence in a matter of minutes!
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See.. they can quote you in minutes ! lol
 
I've banned radios from the offices in my department as it was getting ridiculous with all the different songs and the mish mash of people's tastes. Furthermore it was getting too loud. If people want to bring in MP3 players I don't mind as long as they don't ignore phones, or can still hear when they are being spoken to.

The more warehousey area is less of an issue as there's only 1 radio and it's a big open plan space, and they don't have to deal with phone calls etc...
 
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