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Post by amanajoe on Sept 8, 2024 16:58:41 GMT -5
Actually, the venue owner, not the performer, is responsible for PRO fees. Though PRO agents are famous for bullying tactics, including flat denials that anyone can present an originals/PD-only program. Part of the wrangle the that the Folk Society founder (and venue owner) had with SESAC was over the agent's refusal to provide a list of exactly what material they represent. He was already paying ASCAP and BMI, and his position was, if we present any SESAC material, OK, otherwise piss off. The SESAC rep's position seemed to be "We've got Dylan, so pay up." The GCFS response was a no-Dylan policy--it was right in our artist contracts, reinforced by house manager's reminders on concert nights. (That was often one of my jobs.) Oh, and SESAC has Neil Diamond, so no "Sweet Caroline," either. It was not unknown for a folk venue to have a "Originals only" sign on stage. An reps still insisted that all-originals programming was an impossibility and sent in people to watch for represented material and then bully the venue owners into signing up. A local venue owner here had the "Music Mafia" show up and though the fee wasn't huge, he told them forget it and that they would cancel any upcoming (once a month no less) live performances. They then told him that he had to pay anyway because of the TVs in the place (for which he paid a business subscription and license for broadcasting in the venue) as any of the covered music might be heard playing in the venue from the TVs.
I believe the final exchange was, "Get out while you can still walk out!".
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Post by james on Sept 15, 2024 10:44:56 GMT -5
Eddy Grant judgement. "Donald Trump is on the hook legally and financially for using Eddy Grant’s 1982 hit song, “Electric Avenue,” without the musician’s permission in an online video promoting Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Friday.
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