Re: A Sound Discussion

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On 10/1/2015 4:44 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
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>> Music Licensing per the National Restaurant Association
>>
>> http://www.restaurant.org/Manage-My-Restaurant/Operations/Regulatory-back-office/11-questions-about-music-licensing
>>
>> I was going to list for various services, but this is a pretty good
>> summary.
>>
>> The only way around paying fees other than the limited amount listed in
>> that is to buy a large library of Royalty free music or music published in
>> the Public Domain and use a music player.  While those items may be free
>> to use you better have your paper work in order and be prepared to back it
>> up if you want to avoid an AZCAP or BMI lawsuit.
>>
>> Even though there is a pretty big body of royalty free music out there its
>> not available from ANY commnon sources, and you will most likely have to
>> buy copies from companies who specialize in the stuff.
>>
>> Here are comments on the subject of MOH from a company that sells MOH
>> service.
>>
>> http://easyonhold.com/knowledgebase/radioonhold.pdf
>>
>> Since they are in the business they may overstate the position, but it
>> does seem to indicate you are correct about radio on hold.  I had believed
>> radio on hold was allowed.  I didn't realize it was considered a
>> rebroadcast.
>>
>> Its neither here nor there for me as I always try to talk my customers
>> into a message on hold system for their phone systems.  Some message on
>> hold machines even include a small amount of royalty free music, but if
>> somebody is hearing the music I think you are wasting valuable one on one
>> advertising and conditioning time.  You already have somebody who is your
>> customer or is interested in becoming your customer captive and waiting on
>> you.  Why not tell them a little more about yourself while they wait.
>> "Oh, Les can run netowrk cable for me too?  Cool.  I'll have to ask him
>> about that."
>>
>> Oh, and here is BMI on the topic of Music On Hold
>>
>> http://www.bmi.com/licensing/entry/music_on_hold
>>
>> And then of course there is the legnadary Muzak who made thir big punch
>> into the background music industry by re-recording and butchering songs
>> enough to no longer be covered under the original copyright.  Muzak was
>> the original remixer.
>
>
> I would like to add that I just did a search and found there is a lot more
> music published in the public domain these days by new artists than there
> used to be.
>
>
>

Bob,

WOW!!  All that is very good input.  Thank you very much!!
I need to pass the 11 Question link on to my customer.  I assume that I
will be shot or hung at noon, but I got to do it.  I need to also
bookmark the links so I don't lose for future.

As for the MOH issue, I hear it all the time.  I have mentioned the
issue to some but it falls on deaf hears.  If I was a scumbag attorney I
would have a field day.  :-)

THANKS again!!!

Les