...exhibit" was a particularly difficult nut to crack. The 1961 Report agreed generally with the view that performances in "semi-public" places such as clubs, lodges, factories, summer camps, and schools should be regarded as "public," and noted its disagreement with the decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

...to the decision in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. v. Wyatt, 21 CO Bull. 203 (D. Md. 1932), performances in semi-public places such as clubs,...'public performances' subject to copyright control." * A representative of the Moose claimed that the law's definition would require the "father of the...

...principal purposes of the definition was to make it clear that . . . performances in 'semi public' places, such as clubs, lodges, factories, summer camps...'public performances' subject to copyright control." We therefore submit that the intention of Congress in the 1976 Act was clear in that it committed to...

...subject to copyright liability. The Senate and House Reports say in identical language, "performance in semipublic places such as clubs, lodges, factories,...public performances subject to copyright control." The theory of the exemption now found in Section 110 (4) is that if the performers are being compensated...

...note 182. "One of the principal purposes of the definition [of "public"] was to make clear that . . . performances in semipublic places such as clubs, lodges,...public performances subject to copyright control." Id. at 60. See also House Copyright Report, supra note 187. at 64. '"When fabricating an 1C the masks...

...term "public," the Senate Report of the Copyright Revision Bill states "performance in 'semipublic1 places such as clubs, lodges, factories, summer camps,...'public performances' subject to copyright control." [Sen. Rep. No. 473, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. 60 (1975)]. The Berne Convention tends to view as "public"...

...meaning of the term "public," the Senate Report of the Copyright Revision Bill states "performance In 'semipublic' places such as clubs, lodges, factories,...'public performances' subject to copyright control." S. Rep. No. 473, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. 60 (1975). The Berne Convention tends to view as "public" only...

...use. One of the principal purposes of the definition ["public performance"] was to make clear that,. ..performances in "semipublic" places such as clubs,..."public performances" subject to copyright control. The term "a family" in this context would include an individual living alone, so that a gathering confined...

...principal purposes of the definition ["public performance"] was to make clear that,...performances in "semipublic" places such as clubs, lodges, factories,..."public performances" subject to copyright control. The term "a family" in this context would include an individual living alone, so that a gathering confined...

...restrictions, other than restrictions such as an admission fee, that are imposed on the public at large, Performances in semipublic places, such as clubs, lodges, factories, summer camps, and schools, with more personalized conditions on entry, may also constitute public performances. One decision in...