Which example is explicitly included under the public performance right?

Which example is explicitly included under the public performance right?

• A. A private listening on headphones
• B. A private listening in a home
• C. A company training session
• D. Playing a song in a cafe

Answer: (D)

Public performance covers presenting a work to the public in a place where people beyond a private, household circle can hear it. That means performances in venues open to the public—like cafes, bars, or stores—where customers can hear the music. Private listening in headphones or at home stays outside this scope because the audience is limited to a private setting. A company training session is typically confined to employees within a private organization, so it isn’t considered a public venue in the same sense, and won’t be treated as a public performance in this context. Playing a song in a cafe clearly fits the idea of reaching a public audience in a public space, which is why it’s the example that falls under the public performance right.

Public performance covers presenting a work to the public in a place where people beyond a private, household circle can hear it. That means performances in venues open to the public—like cafes, bars, or stores—where customers can hear the music. Private listening in headphones or at home stays outside this scope because the audience is limited to a private setting. A company training session is typically confined to employees within a private organization, so it isn’t considered a public venue in the same sense, and won’t be treated as a public performance in this context. Playing a song in a cafe clearly fits the idea of reaching a public audience in a public space, which is why it’s the example that falls under the public performance right.