[Dixielandjazz] BMI

[Tom Belmessieri]

What a great idea!  I'm sure it didn't take long to raise the amount of the 
fine.

Tom B.
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>From: Margaret Squires <saxymargeaux at sbcglobal.net>
>To: Tom Belmessieri <TBELMO at hotmail.com>
>CC: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] BMI
>Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:47:08 -0700 (PDT)
>
>List-Message-Recipient: tbelmo at hotmail.com
>A restaurant/grill here in Modesto, CA was slapped with a $500 fine.  The 
>owner has live music almost every Friday and Saturday nights and sometimes 
>on Thursdays.  He has opened his restaurant to allow us to put on benefits 
>for local musicians who are suffering from cancer and other illnesses.  
>Students from the studios at the music store where I work have performed 
>there, as well as our New Horizons Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble.
>
>   Since he has been so supportive to the music community here, we decided 
>to have a rent party to pay his fine.
>
>
>   Margaret
>
>Tom Belmessieri <tbelmo at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   List-Message-Recipient: saxymargeaux at sbcglobal.netOne more time...!
>
>I received this from a non-DJML member but it asks an interesting question.
>Have any of you had a similar experience with BMI (or even ASCAP for that
>matter)?
>
>Tom B.
>
>-------------------------------------------------------
> >From: "Phil"
> >To:
> >Subject: BMI
> >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:11:10 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
> >
> >I am curious how many of you have experienced the strong arm tactics of
> >BMI.
> >I just became aware of them recently.
> >They threatened the Pasta Pelican in Alameda with a lawsuit because Gene
> >Maurice's band (And That's Jazz)played old copy writed tunes from Jelly
> >Roll
> >Morton, Armstrong, all long dead. They always threaten the establishments
> >rather than the band leaders.
> >John Soulises Mission Gold Band has now experienced the same thing.
> >I am curious if those of you that are playing regular gigs in eating
> >establishments or bars have had the same bullying experiences. They don't
> >get any money because all of you know there is little money to get. They
> >just succeed in preventing one more band from playing publicly. I'd bet
> >dollars to donuts that the relatives of these old jazz musicians get next
> >to
> >nothing and those bastards get it all.
> >I'd be interested in any comments that any of you have about this.
> >My best regards to all of you who help keep this great music alive (in
> >spite
> >of the SOBs at BMI),
> >
> >Phil Eggers
>
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