December ALUG Norwich pubmeet, photos (from phone) at http://sfrsaluganddebianphotos.ukgeeks.co.uk/c1161003.html
Those gnomes lurking behind Adam(quinophex) were scary. Some of them were moving!
The much-delayed ALUG post-Christmas meal was again discussed. Maybe if we book the restaurant in the Reindeer for the second Thursday in January or February...
Friday, December 15, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Licensing and copyright
Musos of all kinds, and that includes anyone who fancies singing carols - or even football songs - in a pub: please take a look at a petition to re-open debate on having music and dancing tied up in the licensing law.
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Date: Tues 12 Dec 2006 20:43
From: Dominic Cronin
Dear all,
I mentioned a couple of days ago down in the bowels of some licensing thread or other that I had taken advantage of the new e-petition feature on the Prime Minister's web site, and created a petition with the following wording:
Main text: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations.
Details: The recently introduced changes in licensing law have produced an environment where music and dance, activities which should be valued and promoted in a civilised society, are instead damaged by inappropriate regulation. We call on the Prime Minister to recognise this situation and take steps to correct it.
I would like to invite you all to join me in this petition. The cynic in me says it won't do any good, but there's still a part of me that says, what the heck, give it a go anyway. It can't hurt.
Obviously, the more support this gets the better, so please publicise it anywhere where that might do some good.
The petition is to be found at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/licensing/
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TOPIC: Licensing
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.music.folk/browse_thread/thread/c690a73ae4dd9504
Date: Tues 12 Dec 2006 19:44
This year, the BBC is inviting nominations for *existing* laws to be *repealed* See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/vote/2006vote/index.shtml
A poll on the Today programme is a very long way from forcing the DCMS to act, but it coincides with all government departments coming under increasing pressure to "reduce red tape". They don't really mean it, of course, but it does mean that the cynical Sir Humphreys will be looking for a few turkeys that can be sacrificed as a gesture.
Well, there's one we can recommend...
If enough of us fill in the nomination form, and explain clearly and concisely why we're doing it, then at the very least we can give the issue some more publicity.
And finally, the music copyright issue.
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Date: Tues 12 Dec 2006 20:43
From: Dominic Cronin
Dear all,
I mentioned a couple of days ago down in the bowels of some licensing thread or other that I had taken advantage of the new e-petition feature on the Prime Minister's web site, and created a petition with the following wording:
Main text: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations.
Details: The recently introduced changes in licensing law have produced an environment where music and dance, activities which should be valued and promoted in a civilised society, are instead damaged by inappropriate regulation. We call on the Prime Minister to recognise this situation and take steps to correct it.
I would like to invite you all to join me in this petition. The cynic in me says it won't do any good, but there's still a part of me that says, what the heck, give it a go anyway. It can't hurt.
Obviously, the more support this gets the better, so please publicise it anywhere where that might do some good.
The petition is to be found at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/licensing/
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TOPIC: Licensing
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.music.folk/browse_thread/thread/c690a73ae4dd9504
Date: Tues 12 Dec 2006 19:44
This year, the BBC is inviting nominations for *existing* laws to be *repealed* See
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/vote/2006vote/index.shtml
A poll on the Today programme is a very long way from forcing the DCMS to act, but it coincides with all government departments coming under increasing pressure to "reduce red tape". They don't really mean it, of course, but it does mean that the cynical Sir Humphreys will be looking for a few turkeys that can be sacrificed as a gesture.
Well, there's one we can recommend...
If enough of us fill in the nomination form, and explain clearly and concisely why we're doing it, then at the very least we can give the issue some more publicity.
And finally, the music copyright issue.
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