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Originally Posted by Azure

Wow.

So any business that plays music over the phone when you're on hold with them is liable to have to pay fines.

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

So what if a bar has a few tvs and is just showing random channels on TV? Technically royalties are also owed for rebroadcasting right?

I believe royalties are required in both of those cases.

I'm sure there are services that exist (probably from the regular providers) that allow companies to show TV, and play music channels (with the royalties taken care of).