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Originally Posted by seoulbrooks
The jail breakers will claim you have thousands of programs and sports to watch, better hope none have copyrights. Very expensive hobby if caught.
Many of the IPTV providers are finding themselves in hot water over all of this right now.
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Tadpole's Bar in Brandon, just east of Tampa, decided not to pay the annual $1,600 licensing fee for music rights. They hired a band to play on a special occasion and received a bill from BMI for over $300,000. As it were, BMI sent bills to 25 bars and restaurants in the Tampa Bay area. They settled with 11 bars for a total of $342,000. Tadpoles got a lawyer and fought the case and was offered a settlement of $30,000. Tadpole's closed because they could not afford the amount and stay open.
Tampa Bay businesses are sued for playing copyrighted music without paying fees
