"Lucky13" wrote in message
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On 06/07/2010 12:46, Paul D Smith wrote:
"Lucky13" wrote in message
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http://www.lep.co.uk/news/hairdresse..._bill_1_806721

He was sent warning letters so had a chance to put things right before
he was taken to court.

That said, I've never heard of PPL but I have heard of PRS and my
initial thought was that he didn't have their licence.

Paul DS.


“We have got a PRS licence. They said this is not PRS, it’s someone else.
It’s like paying for everything twice. At the end of the day, they can
charge whatever they want. We have no say in it.”

I cannot comprehend how these laws came into existence unless there was
some serious lobbying and maybe a few incentives to the lawmakers of the
times? How many times can you charge for the same good/service?

As a hairdresser he should lobby for a law that would force people to pay
every time they look at the head of one of his customers, and the aerial
fitters on here should surely get a portion of the licence fee!

Interestingly the PPL claims to have been around since the 1930s so it is
odd that it is far less well known that the PRS. I can't find anything
indicating they have only just started collected fees.

Paul DS