Klarinet Archive - Posting 000228.txt from 1998/08

From: Grant Green <gdgreen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Copy*RIGHT* Question for "Experts"!
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:51:28 -0400

At 11:26 PM 8/3/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Grant Green wrote:
>>
>> Usually, the performance rights are licensed to ASCAP or BMI, who collect
>> royalties from the venues where copyrighted works are performed or played.
>> TV stations/networks, radio stations, concert halls, bars with music, all
>> pay royalties which (I believe) also cover the live performance of
>> copyrighted works.
>>
>> Grant
>>SO what you are saying that night club owners who hire bands who play
copyrited music, say for example a rock and roll cover band, are
responsible for paying royalities for the performance of copyrited music at
their venue.
>
Yes, that's how it works. The club has a "site license", that pays for the
performance of any licensed work at the site, whether it is live, received
by broadcast (e.g., radio, TV), or played from CD or tape. The license is
typically a flat fee, based on the size of the venue, the amount of revenue
it generates, and how much music is played. The ASCAP and BMI
representatives also go around and estimate how many times each copyrighted
work is performed: the composers/publishers/arrangers receive shares of the
license fees based on how often their works are performed.

Grant

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