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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
From a legal perspective, I guess the artists are owed royalties for their tunes being played in a public performance (if gitmo counts as a public forum), and maybe even have grounds for a lawsuit since the music was used without prior permission.
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No they aren't owed royalties or else every single person who has a party and plays a CD would owe bands royalties.
Surprisingly they don't charge the prisoners any money to come to Gitmo and listen to the music so they don't have to pay the artists any money if they play their music there.