Music Licensing - ASCAP - BMI
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Topic: Music Licensing - ASCAP - BMI
Posted By: codadiva
Subject: Music Licensing - ASCAP - BMI
Date Posted: 2/23/10 at 9:04am
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Hi all, I've got my own small theatre and we are doing some productions and improv comedy that does not call for music. I've extensively researched getting a license from ASCAP. I've got a director that will do our first musical, Shout! and I wonder, if I am paying royalties, does that serve as licensing? Do I have to get an ASCAP license? What has been your experience with this kind of licensing need. By the way, we are small in square footage, so if I wanted to play the public radio I could but the moment I "charge" someone to come in, they say I have to a license. Thoughts? Lisa Callsen The Bubbler Theatre www.thebubblertheatre.com |
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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 2/23/10 at 9:16pm
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Check out your AACT site they have info on ASCAP & royalties;- http://www.aact.org/ascap/index.html 
http://www.aact.org/ascap/index.html - ASCAP
Agreement Also look at your BMI contract generaly shows that use specific music content from other rights holders, have an inbuilt system to satisfy all rights fees. However as with here, which I believe is much the same there, the playing of music prior, during interval & after the show atracts some form of yearly licence fee for the venue. I know APRA here in Oz every now & then, knocks off a token Hairdressers Salon, by taking them to court & they are fined a few thousand dollars, for playing of a radio or music during business hours. Check with your venue owners they may pay hold a venue licence to cover all hirers. ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |