Arcane copyright laws (and fees) imposed on Kansas City Cookie Shop
KMBC: Waldo Cafe Threatened After Playing CDs . . . BMI Charges Music Licensing Fee
posted by Tony Permalink
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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So---by playing an artists music that might get someone else excited and want to inquire and get the music at their homes and thus sell more music---yeah BMI dead on---what a scam!!! Radio is the only logical place to go---or Internet Archive and find some live recordings on there to play that the artists who participate on that site allow music to be played for music sake....
someone was nice enough to post this in the Comments section on that story:
"The Better Business Bureau has a good brochure on the subject at www.bbb.org/musicinthemarketplace. If you're a business owner, it pays to learn about copyright law."
And from that site:
"...[P]ublic performances are very broadly interpreted under the law and are defined as performing “at a place open to the public or at any place where a substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family and its social acquaintances is gathered.” This has been interpreted to mean that most performances at so-called private clubs and fraternal organizations are “public” under the copyright law.
"Early versions of the copyright law limited the exclusive right to performances given “publicly for profit.” Today, however, the “for profit” limitation has been repealed and only an explicit list of exempt performances do not require a license from the copyright owner."
IN OTHER WORDS: if you own a bar and play the Super Bowl but charge for food and/or drink during same, YOU ARE MAKING A PROFIT AND NOT PAYING ANY COPYRIGHT FEES.
No fair. Pay up.
BMI.com alleges they charge for radio as well.
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