> For the record, the money is that ASCAP and the other agencies > collects is also for airplay on the radio, and they both have > different ways of the checking what is being played. > The money is then distributed to the composers of the music, minus > operating fees of course. If you are a composer and register, you > receive money for your work > Allan Yes. IF you are on a major label. If you're not, the onus is on you to prove somehow that your music is being played somewhere. All of my material is licensed through BMI, but since 1994 I have never seen a cent in royalries. Plus, I don't think the money restaurants pay covers airplay on radio or television. Those media pay their own share of fees and must turn in lists periodically so that statisticians can determine how much "Bridge Over Troubled Water" should get this year. At least, that's the way it was when I worked in commercial radio. Tom > > Thanks Ron. > > For the record: > > In the US: ASCAP, BMI, etc. have managed to get laws passed that > > require any restaurant, > > pub / bar, theatre, public building, etc. ad nauseum, that plays any > > kind of music whatsoever in it's building(s), to pay them an annual > > fee for the privilege of playing said music. Businesses cannot > > operate (legally) without paying these fees. These fees are > > hundreds of dollars per year per business, multiplied by how many > > restaurants, etc. in the US?? This supposedly covers the singing of > > Happy Birthday at a party, the playing of "1001 Strings" doing "In > > My Life", etc., etc. > > It's a racket (or is that "raquet"?). > > So - when you sing "Hey Jude" or "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" > > in the mens' room, > > it's covered ... at least in the US. > > No worries ; 0) > > Tom > > > IMHO A lute-tablature transcription will not convince a judge that > > > it is a copy of modern printed sheet-music. He will compare the > > > two and say, 'It looks nothing like it'. Case dismissed. > > > > > > How will a public performance be judged in court against a > > > copyrighted song? Will the judge listen to the lute-player and the > > > infringed recording in court? > > > > > > > > > Simply whistling tunes whilst walking down the street will > > > infringe copyrights. - Mind you, I have heard some whistlers that > > > want locking up! > > > > > > IMHO Copyrighted music should ONLY require the owner's approval > > > when a recording is made to be marketed, not before. Public > > > performance alone will not count. This would remove all the > > > stupid bureaucracy. > > > > > > > > > Best Wishes > > > Ron UK > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] > > > On Behalf Of Guitar & Lute Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:30 > > > PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: In My Life > > > Copyright Issue What is Copyright Infringement? > > > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > > > Just to help you out here since apparantly you have your idea of > > > what copyright law is, here is a link and a quote from the US > > > copyright office. > > > > > > "What is copyright infringement? > > > > > > As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a > > > copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly > > > displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission > > > of the copyright owner." > > > > > > See it yourself, > > > > > > http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-definitions.html > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > www.guitarandlute.com > > > www.mandolinandguitar.com > > > www.fluteandguitar.com > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom Draughon > > Heartistry Music > > http://www.heartistry.com/artists/tom.html > > 714 9th Avenue West > > Ashland, WI 54806 > > 715-682-9362 > > > > > > > > www.guitarandlute.com > www.mandolinandguitar.com > www.fluteandguitar.com > >
Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistry.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362
