[clug] New copyright law?

[Steve Walsh]

Tomasz Ciolek wrote:

> Umm. I wonder... If you hire a hall and then its open by invitation
> only, is that a 'private property' for the term of your lease?

Yes. If access is by invitation only, then it is a private performance and you 
can do what you like (within reason).

As soon as a punter steps across the threshold to ask if there is a public 
phone, or to use the toilets, it's a public event and the rules change.