Would reading a book to someone for pay violate copyright laws?
Full Question:
I'm interested in starting my own business. I want to read to people for pay, i.e., books. As an example visiting senior citizen homes to read to a person one-on-one, or to a group a novel maybe and I would charge by the hour. However, would reading a book to someone for pay violate copyright laws?
04/14/2009 |
Category: Intellectual Prope... |
State: Ohio |
#16004
Answer:
It would probably need to be considered a public performance. The Copyright Act grants copyright owners control over performances of their work, but only public performances.
For further discussion, please see:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/does-authors-guild-want-sue-you-reading-aloud-your