Re: Music piped to gas pump

["Shel Swartz" <shel@lotsofun.com>]

Years ago, when I worked at Radio Shack (Then it was not RadioShack), the
"official" station that had to be played all the time in the stores, was
WJIB.  With tyhe comments following, I wonder how th Shack got away with it.
We were to play it on all the bigger stereo systems, all the time. (shel)


>If an establishment uses the radio to set a mood or ambiance (ie. playing
KISS108
>in the Gap or WJIB in an elevator) and/or it is played through a sound
system
>(as opposed to a boom box or a portable radio) then ASCAP, BMI et al expect
a
>licensing fee.
>
>The GAP was approached by ASCAP about 15 years ago because it was company
policy
>to play the local "KISS" formatted station in their stores.  They told
ASCAP to
>take a hike.  It was an expensive mistake.
>
>Brian Vita
>CSS, Inc.
>
>--------------------------------------
>Date: 7/14/98 6:30 PM
>To: Brian Vita
>From: Gary F
>I checked with the ASCAP office in Framingham and they confirmed my
suspicion -
>restaurants, etc. that pipe in music (whether full broadcast or not) MUST
pay a
>fee
>to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.  A friend of mine owns a number of DD shops (the
coffee
>folks) and he has to pay about $900 per year per shop - he got caught a few
>years ago not
>doing it and had to pay a arrearages and penalties in excess of $75,000!!
>
>The radio station (or TV station) pays the right to broadcast the music,
but
>when another
>business replays the audio in their business - they are using the
composer's
>work and must
>compensate the composer for his/her work.
>
>-g.f.
>
>

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