Public Performance, Communication & Display: What Is “Public”?
{3:06 minutes to read} As discussed in earlier posts, among the exclusive rights accorded to copyright holders is the right to perform or display their works publicly, or to authorize others to do so. Consequently, copyright law generally limits the exclusive rights of the copyright holder, and thus permits certain private uses of a protected work without the rightsholder’s permission, whereas public exploitation requires permission and/or payment. It follows that the definition of “public” is of great importance and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Read more