I felt the email was very poor. At best it's a demonstration of a professional body (if they are one) not checking their facts, at worst it borders on demanding money with menaces ...!<br><br>Why would a community radio station be keeping a ton of clippings anyway (apart from their own ones in a private or "private" scrapbook)? I'm sure everyone's heard of the internet by now ...<br>
<br><br>Paul<br>Phoenix FM<br>Brentwood<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 January 2011 16:13, Two Lochs Radio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Sandra</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I would take note of their
phrase:</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">"any <i>commercial</i> organisation now wishing
to copy or reuse copyright articles and information from published
magazines..."</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">If you are consituted as most community
broadcasters are, as a company not-for-profit or charity, then I would regard
that as not a commercial organisation as such, and therefore still potentially
entitled to use the fair dealing provisions of the act.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and not claiming
to give professional advice!</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Alex</font></div>
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<div style="font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="font: 10pt arial; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228);"><b>From:</b>
<a title="sandra.martin@saintfm.org.uk" href="mailto:sandra.martin@saintfm.org.uk" target="_blank">sandra martin</a> </div>
<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> <a title="cma-l@commedia.org.uk" href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a> </div>
<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 20, 2011 1:16
PM</div>
<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] Fw: Copyright Licensing
Agency</div>
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<div>Hi</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Has anyone come across this copyright licensing before and if so have
they felt the need to pay?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>thanks</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Sandra Amey-martin</div>
<div>Station Manager</div>
<div>Saint FM 94.7</div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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