Mechanic must pay £150 to listen to radio

“I own and run a community radio station in the Uk. PRS and PPL are nothing but money grabbing thugs, using aggressive actions to obtain money from small businesses.

The musicians, authors etc, should make their money from the sale of their CDs and doings gigs, thats how the rest of us have to work, we don't get royalties for people using our service after the item has been purchased.

We have to promote the music for free and (paying many thousands of pounds in licenses to do so.) see http://tinyurl.com/7l9hk5j

Rip Off Britain. (again)”

“Charging the BBC etc etc to play the stuff is fair and reasonable. Trying to charge the audience for listenting is two bites at the cherry. If the radio stations payed to play music that nobody except those at home were able to listen to for free would defeat the object of broadcasting.
The PRS would have a more peaceful life in North Korea.
I receive a steady stream of letters from the PRS sent to my business and I have had several phone calls. The letters go into the bin and I shout at the phone calls explaining at the top of my voice that all I do is XXXXXXXX and I am not in the etertainment business.
Guess what? They apologise and end the call.
Stand up to these silly people - little Maffiosas. I hope they take me to court - somebody has to make enough fuss to get this skewed law changed.”

“This has considerably more unforseen implications than first realised. People cannot smoke in company vehicles because they classes as the workplace, so does this mean i cannot listen to the radio in my company car then.
Are the Police now going to be stopping motorists when they confirm the vehicle is a company vehicle, just to see if the radio is on in the vehicle.
I pay company car liability tax on my vehicle, then Benefit In Kind on top of this, as i have to take my vehicle home, yet i am not allowed to smoke in it, even though i have private use of the vehicle. When i am working i understand i am not allowed to smoke in the vehicle, but as i pay tax for private use, why am i not allowed to smoke in it then?
Here lies the problem, are the same sort of principles to be applied to company vehicle drivers who HAVE to take their vehicles home, are they not going to be allowed to listen to their car radios, even though they pay tax for private use.
If not; who is going to differentiate between the use of business and pleasure, and more importantly, how will they distinguish between the two.
Although i do not smoke, it is a prime example of the confusion and disparity of the law, and how it can be interpreted to suit.”

“This is in reply to Mark in Carlton. There is no need to make such disgusting remarks about the Wilson family when you haven't a clue of who they are! We are commenting on the issue of the PRS not the family who has brought this issue up and an issue that a lot of us feel strongly about. The Wilson family are law abiding citzens who pay their taxes on time and work hard. And your spelling is obviously not your fortey as Geoff is spelt GEOFF not JETHRO so when it comes down to deliquency perhaps you should look closer to home!”

“If the basis for the existence of the PRS is to collect money for the poor starving musicians of this world,would it not be MUCH,MUCH,MUCH easier to levy a small amount on each radio sold (or even manufactured) that could be put into a great big "greed pot" and distributed among the great unwashed (Bono,Sting ect).That way, we wouldnt need this group of pompous and self righteous Hitlers running round getting under everyones skin....i would gladly pay an extra quid or so on the next radio i bought just to see the PRS vanish up their own ar5e!!..as i have said before, the PRS only exists for its own benefit...”

“This is one of MANY reasons why I left that stupid country.”

“Professor Yaffell - your spelling shows that you are very definitely not the intellectual you claim to be You're obviously trying to pull a few peoples' legs, but you're not very convincing. And Mark... get back in that tree..”

“I could not believe my eyes when I saw this story. What is Britain coming to?
Playing music while you work is very beneficial, and when you're working alone it helps to avoid a feeling of isolation. Would the law be broken if Mr. Wilson turned his radio off every time someone else came into his garage - after all, he'd only be playing it for his own entertainnment. If you buy a radio and you aren't allowed to play if for a bit of company while you're alone, you're sure as heck not living in a democracy.”

“Furthermore, i demand the government stop allowing ferral families ,such as the 'wilsons' to make a mockery of law and order.”

“Geoff Wilson , i will call you jethro, jethro , ,i think you are a disgrace encouraging your dad to defy the law..my guess is you have a few delinquent kids jethro..am i right?
The old boy done the crime and now should do the time..
Howabout we make an example and give him 6 months in the nick ?
Maybe it would show society they cannot pick and choose which rules to obey.
Jethro, i urge you to reconsider your foolhardy position.”