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32 CFR §142.4

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  1. (a)Permission or licenses from copyright owners shall be obtained for public performance of copyrighted sound and video recordings.
  2. (b)Component procedures established pursuant to § 142.5, below provide guidance for determining whether a performance is “public.” These general principles will be observed:
    1. (1)A performance in a residential facility or a physical extension thereof is not considered a public performance.
    2. (2)A performance in an isolated area or deployed unit is not considered a public performance.
    3. (3)Any performance at which admission is charged normally would be considered a public performance.
  3. (c)Government audio and video duplicating equipment and appropriated funded playback equipment may not be used for reproduction of copyrighted sound or video recordings.