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Copyright Act 2021 s 76

s 76 Who is a paying audience for a television broadcast or cable programme

76.—(1) A person (X) is a “paying audience” in relation to a television broadcast or cable programme if —(a) subject to subsection (2), X pays to be admitted to —(i) a place where the broadcast or programme is to be seen or heard; or (ii) a place that contains the place where the broadcast or programme is to be seen or heard; or (b) X is admitted to a place where the broadcast or programme is to be seen or heard, in circumstances where the place supplies goods or services at prices that —(i) exceed the usual prices charged at that place; and (ii) are partly attributable to the facilities for seeing or hearing the broadcast or programme. (2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if —(a) X is admitted to the place in question because X is a resident or an inmate; or (b) X is admitted to the place in question as a member of a club or society, where —(i) payment is only for membership of the club or society; and (ii) the provision of facilities for seeing or hearing television broadcasts or cable programmes is only incidental to the main purposes of the club or society.

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