Good point there from Shambles.
Waht legal powers do PRS have, ie if people ignored them/told them to piss off etc, waht exacty could the prs people do?
I'm assuming it's a civil matter, have parliament ever given PRS any legal powers?
is it a goverment department, like customs and exice, or is it a private company, like the gas board etc?


Tjhis issue was featured on BBC Look North last night, they Interveiwed Richard Wasling [Oganizer of Nellies Folk Club], they also showed inside the pub, it was almost empty, just a few OAP's sat chatting, it will be even more quiet if they ban all the music!

Nellies is one of the main music pubs in the area,
Folk Club, Jazz Club, Northumbrian Pipers Club, Salsa Club, Various folk sessions etc etc.
I would guess that at least half the people go there for the music.