Comments on: PRSformusic Respond to Parliamentary Questions, PRS complaints, Keep Music Free

By: wayne hillhouse

wayne hillhouse — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:04:54 +0000

hI LEFT MY PUB END OF MARCH THIS YEAR INFORMED PRS WHICH THEY SAY THEY DIDN,T RECEAVE.KNOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR LICENCE WHICH DON,T NEED FOR THREE MONTHS BECAUSE OF CONTRACT

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By: clair fisher

clair fisher — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:24:15 +0000

Church owned community centre – open to the public, just spent 20 minues on Phone to PRS trying to complete our renewal… we don’t play any music in our office or cafe, but have used to pay a small amount to cover any occasiaonal use at birthday parties, and the odd excercise class etc… but now they won’t accept an estimate of my use, but want exact figures… reached an empass because I’ve said I can only estimate – not everyting is booked in, we’e open to the public, I’m not here 24/7 etc… I can’t sign to say truthfully this is an exact record… exactly how many ‘spontaneous’ performances on our piano in the last year (if the old oy playing has a toilet break mid way through, is this 2 ‘sessions’ or just one?)… exacly how many classess, exactly how many people in each class (what about our old ladies who sit out for half the session do I count them? ) , exactly how many ‘private’ family parties (where it is a private party in a public building… being a church if people turn up uninvited we let them in… apparently PRS don’t allow such hospitality), how many video ‘clips’ (given the popoularity of embed short YouTube clips into powerpoints etc impossible to calculate!) – madness. Seriously considering risking not bothering.. fairly sure if it got as far as court their stupidness would annoy a judge sufficiently to let us off…

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By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:19:45 +0000

I also received 2 invoices from the PPL. One for the last and current year’s charges, and another invoice for a 50% surcharge for not having had a licence! I rang to explain I thought I was covered by our PRS licence (which we have had for 4 years), and challenged the surcharge due to lack of infomation. The surcharge invoice was cancelled without any further ado! As I have paid for this year’s PRS licence, I will pay the PPL one, but after that the radio will go off. £120.00+ a year for 4 people to half listen to the radio – I don’t think so.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:12:41 +0000

We fell foul of this as well, with PPL. We had a PRS licence and the first we heard of it was a letter stating that we were in breach of the law and that they would be taking action. No invoice/letter or phone call. When I called to complain and to tell them we were unaware that we needed two licences we were then slaped with a 50% charge for listening to music without a licence. Bloody rip off, I told our manager to switch the radio off – all t his will do is stop people listening to the radio for fear that they will be caught, this is turn will stop you hearing new artists. I give a work friend a lift to work if I lsiten to the radio or CD do I need a licence? Also when I have friends round for dinner can I play back ground music? The world is going crazy.

By: shani raine

shani raine — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:53:11 +0000

PRS also fail to inform yo on te telephone that you need a PPl licence too…

I am led to beleive we are not an isolated case in being mis-sold a PRS licnce they assured us we only needed their licence on the telephone, then PPl contact us out of the blue today to advise we need two licences.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:59:47 +0000

They bug our art gallery week in week out with their letters, its a tax in my book and wont be paying anything.

PRS – People Ripped off for Sound

By: martin

martin — Sat, 07 May 2011 15:42:51 +0000

I work in electrician workshop in a prison and we cant now play a radio without paying a licence about £44 so now no radio. why industry cant bring out new format i.e 5.1 sound and sell that and keep the stereo for radio as it brings in more for artists than any other, we love our dab radio. I want to join a campaign to give this prs a boot up the jack for ruining free radio but cant find any on net.

By: Shirley @ PRS Guitars Online

Shirley @ PRS Guitars Online — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:34:03 +0000

Hi, just doing some browsing for my PRS Guitars website. Can’t believe the amount of information out there. Not quite what I was looking for, but very nice site. Have a great day.