[Dixielandjazz] Earnest lady at the radio station

[Patrick Cooke]

Correct me if I'm wrong (I was wrong once before, many many years ago :-)),
but restaurants, bars, etc. pay a yearly blanket fee to ASCAP to play any of
the tunes
as often as they wished.  Is this not the same for radio stations?
   Pat Cooke

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Palmquist" <davidpalmquist@dccnet.com>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 6:24 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Earnest lady at the radio station


> Chas wrote:
> "PS: But with all my wise-assed comment, I still haven't a clue how to
deal
> with the earnest lady at the radio station who just must have "the
> documents" that prove beyond a doubt the rights to this song going back to
> the day before the earth was formed. What would satisfy this fearful
> cover-my-ass person? ..."
>
> I believe she's with a Portuguese station.  From the Duke-LYM list
postings
> by Europeans, I understand most broadcasters (all of them?) must keep
track
> of every piece of music they play and pay a royalty.  So she's just trying
> to make sure her station doesn't get fined for not paying a royalty when
it
> should.  She needs the documentation (or the information) to satisfy the
> regulatory bodies that the station is on side.  Probably she would be
> satisfied if you can show her when the copyright on that music expired
> under PORTUGUESE law.
>
> David in Delta
>
>
>
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