Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:19:37 +0200
Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: music rights?


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--Boundary_(ID_NEzGSFI2B7eT8ToOIikK6Q)

No, you don't need to keep track of everything you play, but if you play any music composed by known composers, submitting that information to the licensing organization (ASCAP, BMI, GEMA, etc.) can help the particular composers recover their share of the fee. This is especially important if you have commissioned original music from a composer. 

Such licensing arrangements do not apply to "grand rights" performances.  Grand rights performances take place in theatres, opera houses, etc., and the musical content must be more that incidental music.  Grand rights are not collected by the collective licensing organizations.  In such cases, the license is negotiated individually between the composer and the performance venue. 

Daniel Wolf
Composer, Budapest

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Allen 
  To: Puptcrit 
  Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 6:43 AM
  Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: music rights?


  You do not have to keep track of what is played you pay a set fee that depends on your type of venue. And how many shows you put on in a year. I am not a lawyer but have researched this a lot on my own and with groups on at least four differant list and they always end up finding out the same thing. It is the venues that have to cover the permits.

--Boundary_(ID_NEzGSFI2B7eT8ToOIikK6Q)

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----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Allen

To: Puptcrit

Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 6:43 AM

Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: music rights?

You do not have to keep track of what is played you pay a set fee that depends on your type of venue. And how many shows you put on in a year. I am not a lawyer but have researched this a lot on my own and with groups on at least four differant list and they always end up finding out the same thing. It is the venues that have to cover the permits.