There's no royalty free popular songs by popular artists. Not only
would you have to pay royalties, you would have to secure the rights
from the artists' representatives just to get the permission to play
the songs in the first place.
Darrell S. Long
BestWeb Corporation
john beaman wrote:
No, you will not. According to the music industry those artists are all are entitled to compensation for every time their song is broadcast, which includes MoH. AFAIK, there are no "popular songs" by "popular artists" that are royalty-free.
John Beaman
Telecom Specialist
Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
Good Samaritan National Campus
605-362-3331
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/31/2007 1:37:00 PM >>>
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?
On 7/31/07, john beaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just Google for: royalty free music, and will find plenty of sites that will serve your needs.
John Beaman
Telecom Specialist
Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
Good Samaritan National Campus
605-362-3331
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/31/2007 12:49:45 PM >>>
So is there a simple way to license decent, up to date music? Can I
just go to a website, click a buy button, pay my money and download
the song?
It seems idiotic that you need 15 lawyers and a million bucks use
decent on hold music.
Maybe I just don't know the procedure.
I am all for paying the license fees and doing it right but they sure
don't make it easy to give them money.
Any help would be appreciated.
On 7/31/07, Deepak Naidu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks Jared, Yes I am using with Asterisk only. So I am using the inbuilt
music from Asterisk for onhold.
--
Deepak
Jared Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 06:36 +0100, Deepak Naidu wrote:
I think we need to pay for the later, but I am not sure if we need to
pay for the inbuilt asterisk(freepbx) on hold music.
I'm no lawyer, but here's what I understand. (Please consult with an
attorney in your area, and don't consider this legal advice.)
The hold music that comes with Asterisk is provided by Digium under
license from Freeplay Music Corporation for use in conjunction
with the Asterisk software only. It's my understanding that you don't
have to pay any kind of royalties to use it, as long as you're using it
with Asterisk.
You *do* have to pay royalties on music (or MP3 files) by commercial
artists. These royalties vary by country. Using commercial music as
hold music is considered broadcasting the music, which requires
different licensing arrangements with the copyright holder. In the
United States, you can buy a license from ASCAP (the American Society of
Composers, Authors, and Publishers) to be able to broadcast music from
the major record labels.
There are also several other places you can get royalty-free music for
hold music. I've had good luck looking online, especially at sites like
MagnaTune.
--
Jared Smith
Community Relations Manager
Digium, Inc.
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