Pattaya Business Operators Oppose Double

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PATTAYA BUSINESS OPERATORS OPPOSE DOUBLE EURO FOOTBALL 2008 COPYRIGHT FEE

PATTAYA BUSINESS OPERATORS OPPOSE DOUBLE EURO FOOTBALL 2008 COPYRIGHT FEE

Updated: [March 31, 2008 ] :: 13:55:25 [view 181]

PATTAYA BUSINESS OPERATORS OPPOSE DOUBLE EURO FOOTBALL 2008 COPYRIGHT FEE

Pattaya business operators are protesting about the RS Company‘s attempt to collect a copyright fee for viewing the Euro Football Championship 2008 on their TV screens. The business operators maintain that it constitutes a double collection and they are being taken advantage of.

On 29th March 2008, the RS Company, the copyright owners, made a general announcement that they intend to collect a copyright fee for viewing the Euro Football Championship 2008 from 7 – 29 June. This will affect all public venues nationwide, including hotels, restaurants, local and late night eating place who intend to use the TV football championship broadcasts to attract customers. The copyright fees range from Bt2,000 to 5,000 for the whole tournament. Violators will be prosecuted and jailed from 6 months to 4 years or fined from Bt100,000 – 800,000 baht. The business operators are complaining that this will have a direct impact on businesses nationwide, but especially on the 500 businesses affected around Pattaya, and they regard the copyright fee as totally unacceptable.

One Pattaya business operator, Mr. Akarawit Thephasit, the owner of Heineken Draft Beer Court, located in front of Big C, North Pattaya, which attracts many Thai and foreigner customers, echoing the views of many of his fellow owners, protested that this was effectively a double fee as they had already paid the copyright fee on Thai and foreign music already and the practice was unfair. However, he is afraid that if a regulation act is instituted, compliance will be mandatory and violators will be prosecuted.

Closer to home, PDN has been involved in two cases where intermediaries, supposedly appointed to police the local entertainment industry, who have used their position to their own advantage to cheat local bar owners over the copyright issue.

On 14 February 2008, at 11.00 pm. Mr Bruno, an Australian bar owner, was sitting drinking with his friends in his bar on Jomtien Beach Road, celebrating Valentine's Day with many people in his bar, apart from his bar staff, when a group of Thai men walked into the bar. They told the cashier that they were a copyright authority company and demanded to check the CD racks, which the cashier let them do. The staff, at this time, were playing Valentine's Day music on an original CD. One of the men then grabbed a few CD copies from the rack, which had not been used for long time, but were nevertheless still kept on the rack. He then confronted the bar owner, Mr. Bruno, with his find.

Mr. Bruno showed the copyright men that he'd already had three different licenses. He understood that he did not need any more licenses; a fact that he'd verified when the same company had previously visited the bar. The men tried to remonstrate in very poor English with Mr. Bruno and even attempted to explain in Thai to Thai staff, but the staff could not understand the rules of the copyright license, either.

Mr. Bruno then asked one of the men to show him his ID Card from the company authority. The man showed Mr. Bruno his card quickly, Mr. Bruno then took the card from the man's hand and, taking it to the photo copier, made a copy.

While he was waiting for the copier to finish, a short Thai man approached him from behind and punched him on the head, and the rest of them joined in. Then they locked his hand behind his back and beat him until he fell down. His wife at this juncture was begging them to stop hurting her husband.

When the men threatened to take Mr. Bruno to the police station, he refused to go since he believed that he had followed the rules and paid for all the licenses that he needed. Mr. Bruno tried to call the local police, but received no answer. The group then called their boss who arrived later with his partner, a lady, who Mr. Bruno claimed spoke very good English and tried to convince him to confess that he had illegal music copies in his possession.

The copyright group then took a lady member of staff, who could hardly speak English, to the police station. Mr. Bruno was then forced to pay a fine and to also buy a new license amounting to Bt. 25,000. In addition, his lady staff member signed up a paper without reading it, admitting that his bar had copied CD music illegally.

A week later, Mr. Bruno visited the Pattaya Daily News office and tried to ascertain if all his licenses for music were the correct ones, or if he needed more. PDN editor accompanied Mr. Bruno to Pattaya City Hall and met with Mr. Ronakit Ekasing, the Deputy Mayor, who was co-incidentally having a meeting with the copyright company.

"PDN would like to make the case that to avoid graft, excessive fines and strong arm tactics by questionable intermediaries, City Hall and the police should clarify the situation, agree on exactly what licenses are necessary and what the statutory fines should be. That would prevent many headaches and disgruntlement on the behalf of bar-owners and others who feel that they have been cheated and badly treated."

HEAR, HEAR!!!

"The copyright fees range from Bt2,000 to 5,000 for the whole tournament."

per Tv!!!!!

and after that,???

chris

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sorry

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.p...NEWS=0000005530

[monty]

Actually they could get quite a bit tougher if they want to!

All those public places with UBC are not allowed to show any of the channels in their businesses, as the package they subscribe to is purely for home use.

If you want to show in a public place you have to negotiate a deal with UBC (mainly which channels you can show) and you'll have to pay a hefty price for that.

BUT then you'll be guaranteed covered for the Europacup without having to cough up to the RS boys

[funfun]

well

"The company specializes in total sports business managements. We have set up an I.T. center to manage sporting data and information for all kinds of sports which will be completed by the end of the year 2007. We manage LIVE broadcast feeds, and also the marketing promotion for sporting events. To enhance our management abilities and handle this sector efficiently under a ‘Know the Games' concept, we, therefore, established RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management Co., Ltd. (RSbs) to handle. The major project for RSbs is the management of all media rights for the EURO 2008 tournament and the 2 upcoming World Cups tournament in the year 2010 and 2014."

Date Venue K.O. Result

07-Jun Basle 18:00 Switzerland v Czech Republic

07-Jun Geneva 20:45 Portugal v Turkey

08-Jun Vienna 18:00 Austria v Croatia

08-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Germany v Poland

09-Jun Zurich 18:00 Romania v France

09-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Italy

10-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Spain v Russia

10-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Sweden

11-Jun Geneva 18:00 Czech Republic v Portugal

11-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Turkey

12-Jun Klagenfurt 17:00 Croatia v Germany

12-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Poland

13-Jun Zurich 18:00 Italy v Romania

13-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v France

14-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Sweden v Spain

14-Jun Saltzburg 20:45 Greece v Russia

15-Jun Geneva 20:45 Turkey v Czech Republic

15-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Portugal

16-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Poland v Croatia

16-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Germany

17-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Romania

17-Jun Zurich 20:45 France v Italy

18-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Spain

18-Jun Innsbruck 20:45 Russia v Sweden

Quarter Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

19-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners A v Runners Up B QF1

20-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners B v Runners Up A QF2

21-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners C v Runners Up D QF3

22-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners D v Runners Up C QF4

Semi Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

25-Jun Basle 20:45 Winner QF1 v Winner QF2

26-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

Final Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

29-Jun Vienna 20:45 v

well looks like they all min 1am kickoff anyways!

so wont need that and,

looks like its on sopfhon "VTV3 and Channel 7 ( thailand)" at least the people without ubc at home can watch it for free!!

chris

so keep ya money in ya pocket bertie!

[Basset]

well

"The company specializes in total sports business managements. We have set up an I.T. center to manage sporting data and information for all kinds of sports which will be completed by the end of the year 2007. We manage LIVE broadcast feeds, and also the marketing promotion for sporting events. To enhance our management abilities and handle this sector efficiently under a 'Know the Games' concept, we, therefore, established RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management Co., Ltd. (RSbs) to handle. The major project for RSbs is the management of all media rights for the EURO 2008 tournament and the 2 upcoming World Cups tournament in the year 2010 and 2014."

Date Venue K.O. Result

07-Jun Basle 18:00 Switzerland v Czech Republic

07-Jun Geneva 20:45 Portugal v Turkey

08-Jun Vienna 18:00 Austria v Croatia

08-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Germany v Poland

09-Jun Zurich 18:00 Romania v France

09-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Italy

10-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Spain v Russia

10-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Sweden

11-Jun Geneva 18:00 Czech Republic v Portugal

11-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Turkey

12-Jun Klagenfurt 17:00 Croatia v Germany

12-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Poland

13-Jun Zurich 18:00 Italy v Romania

13-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v France

14-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Sweden v Spain

14-Jun Saltzburg 20:45 Greece v Russia

15-Jun Geneva 20:45 Turkey v Czech Republic

15-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Portugal

16-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Poland v Croatia

16-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Germany

17-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Romania

17-Jun Zurich 20:45 France v Italy

18-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Spain

18-Jun Innsbruck 20:45 Russia v Sweden

Quarter Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

19-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners A v Runners Up B QF1

20-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners B v Runners Up A QF2

21-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners C v Runners Up D QF3

22-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners D v Runners Up C QF4

Semi Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

25-Jun Basle 20:45 Winner QF1 v Winner QF2

26-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

Final Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

29-Jun Vienna 20:45 v

well looks like they all min 1am kickoff anyways!

so wont need that and,

looks like its on sopfhon "VTV3 and Channel 7 ( thailand)" at least the people without ubc at home can watch it for free!!

chris

so keep ya money in ya pocket bertie!

I had no intention of paying anything Chris or watching it.

[mamanoodle]

Soi 9 police station (24hr service) bound to have it all on their tv's, just bring your own booze and park yourself in an old airline seat!!!!!!!!!! Remember to smile nicely though at the pc plods glued to the tv's!!!!!! For sure they will not need any licences.

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Soi 9 police station (24hr service) bound to have it all on their tv's, just bring your own booze and park yourself in an old airline seat!!!!!!!!!! Remember to smile nicely though at the pc plods glued to the tv's!!!!!! For sure they will not need any licences.

should i take some money with me just in case?

[mamanoodle]

Extra beers for the bib might work out cheaper, and it is the ground floor I'm refering to so no blocked view by bars!!

[thaiflyer1]

Actually they could get quite a bit tougher if they want to!

How?..........maybe shoot you for taking a photocopy?

Sooner someone loses their cool and shoots one of the t@ats (sorry BIB'S) the better ,maybe make them realise they have to do things by the book!..........instead of padding their wallets.

[siam2007]

well

"The company specializes in total sports business managements. We have set up an I.T. center to manage sporting data and information for all kinds of sports which will be completed by the end of the year 2007. We manage LIVE broadcast feeds, and also the marketing promotion for sporting events. To enhance our management abilities and handle this sector efficiently under a 'Know the Games' concept, we, therefore, established RS International Broadcasting & Sports Management Co., Ltd. (RSbs) to handle. The major project for RSbs is the management of all media rights for the EURO 2008 tournament and the 2 upcoming World Cups tournament in the year 2010 and 2014."

Date Venue K.O. Result

07-Jun Basle 18:00 Switzerland v Czech Republic

07-Jun Geneva 20:45 Portugal v Turkey

08-Jun Vienna 18:00 Austria v Croatia

08-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Germany v Poland

09-Jun Zurich 18:00 Romania v France

09-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Italy

10-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Spain v Russia

10-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Sweden

11-Jun Geneva 18:00 Czech Republic v Portugal

11-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Turkey

12-Jun Klagenfurt 17:00 Croatia v Germany

12-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Poland

13-Jun Zurich 18:00 Italy v Romania

13-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v France

14-Jun Innsbruck 18:00 Sweden v Spain

14-Jun Saltzburg 20:45 Greece v Russia

15-Jun Geneva 20:45 Turkey v Czech Republic

15-Jun Basle 20:45 Switzerland v Portugal

16-Jun Klagenfurt 20:45 Poland v Croatia

16-Jun Vienna 20:45 Austria v Germany

17-Jun Berne 20:45 Netherlands v Romania

17-Jun Zurich 20:45 France v Italy

18-Jun Salzburg 20:45 Greece v Spain

18-Jun Innsbruck 20:45 Russia v Sweden

Quarter Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

19-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners A v Runners Up B QF1

20-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners B v Runners Up A QF2

21-Jun Basle 20:45 Winners C v Runners Up D QF3

22-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winners D v Runners Up C QF4

Semi Finals Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

25-Jun Basle 20:45 Winner QF1 v Winner QF2

26-Jun Vienna 20:45 Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

Final Follow the Result Link for Further Details

Date Venue K.O. Result

29-Jun Vienna 20:45 v

well looks like they all min 1am kickoff anyways!

did I miss something or why they didnt list ENGLAND's games ?

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did I miss something or why they didnt list ENGLAND's games ?

Because a corrupt beaucratic regime called the FA who collectively couldnt pour piss out of a wellington boot if the instructions were on the heal, paid a arrogant talentless waste of space 5 million quid a year to pick the best players and he didnt really know who they were, then one cold night in November he made the biggest <deleted> up of his career by choosing an inexperience 21 yo goalkeeper who got stage fright and let in some sitters. And for this failure he got a 5 million pound pay off as he didnt have the decency to admit failure and resign.