Dave,
Thank you for initiating this. We have also been subjected to repeated
calls/letters from BMI, and are planning on attending the AAM session as
well. It is important that we all get on the same page and feel
comfortable handling a situation that is new for many of us. A webcast
sounds like a great idea!
Anna
Anna Carringer
Martha's Vineyard Museum
www.mvmuseum.org
Claudia J. Nicholson wrote:
> Yes, Dave, I sure would like to participate. I think you’ve identified
> the points of contention between us.
>
> The music industry feels empowered these days because they have caught
> and prosecuted a good number of infringers who have been illegally
> downloading music. They need to know that we are not them. And WE need
> to know what’s o.k., and what’s not.
>
> And BMI needs to get off everyone’s back unless they have proof
> positive that their artists’ rights are being violated.
>
> Sign me up.
>
> Claudia
>
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> On 3/26/08 10:39 AM, "David Harvey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Since I have been involved with several prominent musicians and
> songwriters in Los Angeles for a few years now, and about a month
> ago I started in my free time as the volunteer director of
> marketing and PR for Songsalive! - a non-profit that supports
> songwriters and composers worldwide with over 14,000 members, I
> know established folks who know many of the people in the industry
> - especially in music publishing and licensing.
>
> I am interested in trying to open a conversation between the
> museum community and the artist and music publishing community's
> on this issue. It is my opinion that a conversation could open the
> way to recognize the needs and limited resources of small
> non-profit museums while still preserving the rights of the
> artists and the music publishing companies. No one should be
> harassed unless they are in serious violations of copyright and
> museums should not be put into making a choice to eliminate music
> entirely because of the inflexibility of the licensing structures.
> Yet, if music is being used to generate revenue - either directly
> as in a concert - or indirectly as in any museum product such as
> an exhibit, CD, or video, then there has to be clear permission
> for that use, that may involve some sort of fee. Remember, many
> museums license and charge fees for photography in their archives
> and collections.
>
> If I was able to organize a panel discussion with selected artists
> / composers and Industry representatives in a live webcast where
> museum folks could either call in or send emails to participate
> would you all be interested in that? (Show of hands??)
>
> Cheers!
> Dave
>
> David Harvey
> Conservator
> Los Angeles, CA
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Karen Eckhaus
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> We had a similar situation at a small museum I work at. BMI (and
> ASCAP) harassed us endlessly. When asked which music in our
> exhibitions was under their domain, their reply basically
> amounted to
> all music being under their copyright. Their endless calls and
> letters
> only stopped when our lawyer drafted them a letter stating
> that all of
> the music used was public domain or composed by a former
> employee who
> had granted us permission and that if they felt that we were
> not in
> compliance, they would have to send us an itemized list of the
> songs
> we were using that were under license with them.
>
> About a year later we were in a similar situation and ended up
> negotiating a fee for a minimum license.
>
> Other colleagues said they felt as though they were being
> extorted.
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Carol Ely <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > We had our lawyer send a "cease-and-desist" letter to BMI, to
> try to end the
> > harassment. So far, I believe that it has worked - we're off
> their call
> > list.
> >
> > We had told them repeatedly that we did not do anything on
> the site that
> > could possibly involve them, and they kept calling and
> writing, to the
> > confusion of our volunteers who would answer the phone, think
> that it must
> > be important, pull me out of meetings, etc. Something has to
> be done about
> > this - I hope that the AAM meeting is effective.
> >
> > Carol Ely
> > Historic Locust Grove
> > Louisville,
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