Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyright against streaming
I wonder if the copyright owners could do something to stop the officers? What the officers are doing is probably a public performance and those generally requires permission of the copyright owner.<p>There are some exceptions, such as for playing a radio or TV broadcast at businesses that are under certain sizes specified in square feet. I think the officers were probably playing recording from their phones or using a streaming service, which I don&#x27;t think the exception cover. And even if those exceptions do apply, the officers are doing this outside--how many square feet is outside?<p>There was also a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that state governments were not liable for copyright violations because they  have sovereign immunity. That sovereign immunity can be taken away by Congress, and I believe there has been some talk of doing so, but for now they are immune.<p>According to this law firm [1] that does not apply to local governments. They might still be liable for copyright infringement.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hodgsonruss.com&#x2F;newsroom-publications-11717.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hodgsonruss.com&#x2F;newsroom-publications-11717.html</a>