The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130020   Message #2922513
Posted By: VirginiaTam
07-Jun-10 - 02:28 PM
Thread Name: PRS call for a Busking Day
Subject: RE: PRS call for a Busking Day
There is a little dance group in south east England that only taught dance movement to little ones 7 and under had to close because PRS wanted more than the teacher took in annually.

PRS actually threatened to sue the teacher for last 5 to 7 years of using copyrighted music. She used children's songs mostly with some classic rock mixed in, I think. Early Beatles and Beach Boys kind of stuff.

Teacher applied for an arts grant in order to help her pay PRS so school could continue. Application was rejected.

Really stinks.

If PRS will go after a tiny tots dance movement group in a small village then no one is safe.