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Re: music copyright



Not sure this helps, but here you go.....

Musak is a service, like cable TV. You pay for the Musak service
(experience, one might say).  You do not pay royalties on each song. Musak
pays the copyright holder to use the music.

I went through this some years ago...
In regard to museum exhibits, you should ask for permission to play the
music.  ASCAP and BMI may make you pay, plead with them that you are a poor,
poor museum and $2000 is a bit steep for a poor, poor museum.

You can use the 10% rule for educational institutions and play clips from
the music free of charge.

good luck!

________________________________________

Chuck Piotrowski
Campus Records Manager
Chancellor's Office Administrative Records Supervisor
Office of the Chancellor
296 McHenry Library
UC Santa Cruz
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831.459.2666
chuckp@cats.ucsc.edu
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carole Prietto [mailto:Carole-Prietto@LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 6:15 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: music copyright


> As a company, we
> pay royalties on all musac (sp?) played in any company building, but I'm
not
> sure how this would fall under that umbrella.

It probably would, but your lawyers could advise you on this.

Otherwise, here's how to contact the licensing agencies (not sure which
one would apply here).

Harry Fox Agency: http://www.nmpa.org/hfa.html (see especially the
licensing page)
ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com
BMI: http://www.bmi.com

Carole Prietto, University Archivist     phone:  (314) 935-9730
Washington University in St. Louis       fax:  (314) 935-8320
Box 1061, One Brookings Drive            prietto@library.wustl.edu
St. Louis, Missouri 63130

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