- Restaurants, bars say they’re getting squeezed by rising . . .
Businesses say the rising licensing costs have become overwhelming, and some question whether it’s even worth playing music at all
- Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing . . .
Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket The number of performing rights organizations has proliferated in recent years, leaving some venues struggling to pay fees
- Restaurants and bars are tired of paying the piper
There are currently a half-dozen major music licensing firms in the US, up from three such groups a decade ago Each org demands that bars, restaurants, hotels, and other venues pay them fees—typically a blanket licensing agreement covering all their content—or risk legal fines of up to $150,000 song
- Restaurants, Bars Mull Turning Off Music as Licensing Fees . . .
Organizations that collect songwriters’ royalties for recorded music played in public spaces have proliferated in recent years, leading to licensing costs that restaurants, bars, and other small businesses describe as overwhelming
- Venues Refuse to Pay Songwriters While Profiting from Their Music
About 90% of the license fees that ASCAP collects go directly to the songwriters, composers and music publishers as royalties ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President, songwriter Paul Williams commented: “We want every business that uses music to prosper, including bars and restaurants
- The Evolving Landscape of Music Licensing: Challenges and . . .
Many small business owners feel overwhelmed by the rising costs of music licensing and the lack of transparency in the current system They express concerns that the fees do not correspond with the value they receive and that compliance feels burdensome What is the role of songwriters in the music licensing landscape?
- How to Prevent Music Licensing from . . . - Bar Restaurant
Do you play live music at your bar, nightclub or restaurant? | If the DOJ terminates the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, playing live music in bars, restaurants and nightclubs will become much costlier ASCAP and BMI are permitted to operate legally as performance rights monopolies, as long as they don't commit antitrust violations If the decress are eliminated, price fixing and other costly
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