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can you imagine being in court and

> having either side arguing the toss over the legal

> definition of 'repetitive beats'??


We did exactly that some years ago as there was an allegation, by Southwark, of a breach of a pub's entertainment license (the pub was facing a hefty fine & possible loss of license). It was farcical. The Southwark inspectors (who had been drinking in the pub & reported the alleged offence by an experienced guitar duo)were completely out of their depth & luckily the magistrate was a bit of a music fan & fairly knowledgeable. It was pretty much slam dunk for us. What a waste of the council's resources in legal fees etc.

stacey-lyn Wrote:

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> can you imagine being in court and

> > having either side arguing the toss over the

> legal

> > definition of 'repetitive beats'??

>

> We did exactly that some years ago as there was an

> allegation, by Southwark, of a breach of a pub's

> entertainment license (the pub was facing a hefty

> fine & possible loss of license). It was farcical.

> The Southwark inspectors (who had been drinking in

> the pub & reported the alleged offence by an

> experienced guitar duo)were completely out of

> their depth & luckily the magistrate was a bit of

> a music fan & fairly knowledgeable. It was pretty

> much slam dunk for us. What a waste of the

> council's resources in legal fees etc.


That is ridiculous! Not to get all hippy on y'all but I really think there's a bit of a control issue between the people and the powers that be when it comes to stuff like that. The free party scene is still very much alive in the East Midlands and whilst it's probably looked down upon by the terminally out of touch who still advocate boozing in a controlled environment, I have never once seen any trouble or any wrongdoing of any sort. The last one was in a clearing which the landowner had permitted, miles away from any residential areas so noise was not an issue... the police still came and tried to close it down though. In saying that, they realised they were outnumbered and had to stand back and let it die down naturally. The night in question is actually run by world famous deep house DJs and is a very well organised thing, and an enormous breath of fresh air compared to the ?20+ entry, ?5+ drinks 'organised' nights in London which every sleazy European and his dog are welcome to... that's where the trouble's at!

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