During a family gathering at home, two family members and play Smells Like Teen Spirit on Rock Band while three family friends watch. Smells Like Teen Spirit is still under copyright protection. Technically, would the family need to secure a license from the copyright holder to perform the song legally? Yes. A public performance has been made, and this right is exclusive to the copyright holder. A license is required. Yes, but since the original composer is deceased, the family would now have to secure the license from the music publisher who currently owns the rights. No. A public performance of the song has not been made since the gathering is intimate and held in a private home. No. Under the 1909 Copyright Act, licenses are not needed for public performances