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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 32024" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Rights to play Copyrighted Music?&nbsp;It was the video taping that got them the big, fat fine because they acted as a creator of content rather than a sound reinforcement company.When I do webcasts for Thomson, they want a mix that does NOT contain any un-cleared music.&nbsp; That mean the folks participating on line don&#039;t hear &quot;Eye of the Tiger&quot; or the other walk-up songs, and Thomson wants the cleared music they provide used for the webcast pre show, breaks, etc so NOC knows our connection is still active.Again, simply playing a commercial recording covered by a compulsory license will NOT subject a sound company to criminal liability, nor should it bring about any civil actions.&nbsp; One of the things that came of the DJ forum discussion is that individual (non-venue) users can&#039;t even buy a public performance license.&nbsp; Note that &quot;public performance&quot; means for the enjoyment or benefit of a physically-proximate audience, not people watching on line, listening via podcast or recording for later presentation, etc.&nbsp; Those uses require separately negotiated licenses.Have fun, good luck.Tim Mc</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 32024, member: 67"] Re: Rights to play Copyrighted Music? It was the video taping that got them the big, fat fine because they acted as a creator of content rather than a sound reinforcement company. When I do webcasts for Thomson, they want a mix that does NOT contain any un-cleared music. That mean the folks participating on line don't hear "Eye of the Tiger" or the other walk-up songs, and Thomson wants the cleared music they provide used for the webcast pre show, breaks, etc so NOC knows our connection is still active. Again, simply playing a commercial recording covered by a compulsory license will NOT subject a sound company to criminal liability, nor should it bring about any civil actions. One of the things that came of the DJ forum discussion is that individual (non-venue) users can't even buy a public performance license. Note that "public performance" means for the enjoyment or benefit of a physically-proximate audience, not people watching on line, listening via podcast or recording for later presentation, etc. Those uses require separately negotiated licenses. Have fun, good luck. Tim Mc [/QUOTE]

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