On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 03:05:32PM -0400, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 01:37:00PM -0500, voiplist wrote: > > I have done this in the past and I don't recall ever finding any > > "popular" music by "popular" artist. > > For example, if I wanted to play oh I don't know an original song > > performed by the original artist such as Nora Jones or The Beatles > > will I find this sort of thing at a Royalty Free Site? > Certainly not. > :-) > Even if you can find non-original-artist recordings of such music, the > *compositions* are registered with BMI and ASCAP, and you'll need > blanket licenses to play them. (Well, if you only wanted one or two > tracks, you might negotiate specific licenses, but I'm not sure it > would be cheaper.)
In the UK MCPS-PRS have standard rates for "music-on-hold", it all depends on the number of lines. Their website has details. Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44-(0)7775 755503 UK +44-(0)20 79932612 / US +1-(310)8577715 / Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 Skype/GoogleTalk/AIM/Gizmo/Mac stevekennedyuk / MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
