Funny you should mention that Rebecca. :) My father worked as a D.J. many,
many years ago (about 15) and I too dabbled in it until 9 years ago. From
what I understand, the music industry hated the idea of D.J.s buying a
regular CD (or at that time 45s) and playing it in public, but there was no
mechanism to stop it. It was considered legal. Now, why is a D.J. at a party
different than a museum gift shop/exhibition? I don't really know. Perhaps
its because of the charge? If I'm D.J.ing a wedding, for example, no guest
is charged admission. The fee I received was for my service to bring in
equipment, select music, and be the entertainer. But I also D.J.ed the
roller rink every New Years Eve and that had an admission cost. I couldn't
tell you the difference, nor can I tell you how much (if at all) things have
changed in the past 10-plus years.
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebecca Fitzgerald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Another Reel Concern
| I take care of the copyright/royalty issue on music playing in our gift
shop
| area by featuring only local artists with ties to our museum's mission. We
| are a local history & cultural museum. Samples include: sea shanties by a
| group who frequents our living history events, Chesapeake Bay songs (sort
of
| bluesy) by local artists, etc. ALL of these folks have given their
| permission for the CDs to be played in our gift shop. Their view is that
it
| helps "push" the music...ultimately recognition and a few coins in their
| pockets.
|
| Now I have question about this live music and royalties. My predecessor
had
| the museum join ASCAP, pay annual dues, and then a fee based on event
| attendance. (All of this for ONE event with live music!) Regardless of
| whether or not we have an event, I have to fill out a quarterly report for
| ASCAP now.
|
| 1. Do any of the rest of you belong to ASCAP and pay their "dues?"
| 2. Shouldn't the band/musician/DJ be the one to pay royalties?
| 3. Any advice about using live music for benefit events?
|
| Thanks,
| Becky Fitzgerald
|
| >But we play CD's in our lobby without thought (uh oh, hope the
| >ASCAP people aren't reading!).
|
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