AIKEN EXEMPTION

Aiken  exemption.Copyright.  An  exception  in  the  law  of  infringement  that  permits  retail

establishments with less than 2,000 square feet of space to play radio and television broadcasts for

employees and patrons without ob-taining a license. Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken, 422

U.S. 151, 95 S.Ct. 2040 (1975). — Also termed store-receiver exemption. [Cases: Copyrights and

Intellectual Property    48.1. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intel-lectual Property §§ 86–91.] [Blacks Law 8th]