Jennings v Stephens
Copyright – Performance in public – Copyright Act 1911 (c 46) s 1(2).
The Duston Women’s Institute was a village institute holding monthly meetings of a social or
educational nature for the purpose of encouraging music, drama, and dancing. No charge was
made for admission other than an annual subscription of 2s, which included membership of
the Institute. At one of such meetings a play was performed by and for members only, and no
guests or members of the public were in fact admitted:—