How do I obtain a BMI or ASCAP license?

[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

Who, which, where, how and how much?

Thanks,

Myke

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[ChuxGarage]

>Who, which, where, how and how much?

Depends on what you want to do. You can contact them via their web sites, or do
it the old fashioned way, use the telephone. A quick Google search will reveal
the phone numbers and web addresses.

Don't forget SESAC. They hate to be left out.

[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

ChuxGarage wrote:

>> Who, which, where, how and how much?

> Depends on what you want to do.

Are there "major categories" of licenses?

> You can contact them via their web sites,
> or do it the old fashioned way, use the
> telephone.

Do they base their operations in large central, mid-sized regional, or
small local offices?

> A quick Google search will reveal
> the phone numbers and web addresses.

Very well. I can do that easily enough.

> Don't forget SESAC. They hate to be left out.

Is SESAC an "underdog"?

If so, perhaps I'll check with them first. (Root, root, root!) :)

Thanks,

Myke

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[Scott Dorsey]

Lord Hasenpfeffer > wrote:
>Who, which, where, how and how much?

For what?

Are you running a bar, a concert venue, a movie theatre, a radio station?
Or what?
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[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Lord Hasenpfeffer > wrote:
>
>> Who, which, where, how and how much?
>
> For what?
>
> Are you running a bar, a concert venue, a movie theatre, a radio station?
> Or what?

Several things, really. Kinda hard to nail down. Event-DJ services.
Music for tables (i.e. offline digital jukebox for restaurants).
I've got multiple ideas and plans in the works and would just need
something to keep me legal once I actually started implementing them.

Myke

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[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

Roger W. Norman wrote:

> The last time I talked to ASCAP they had an encompassing license for their
> entire catalog for something like $300, plus the obvious royalty fees per
> play or pressing.

Thanks! That's exactly what I'm interested in having. I just didn't
know how to describe it. Nice ballpark estimate too. Sounds
reasonable. I assume that that's an annual fee?

> The problem is accoutability for a website.

Actually the web-based project isn't something where such a license
would be required as my client would already either own any files we put
online or have permission from the owner to add them to his site.
Royalties wouldn't even enter into the picture in that particular case.

> Certainly most of the questions can be answered at their respective
> websites, and they are very nice people to talk to.

That's nice to know. Thanks. Just general info to get me started off
on the correct foot is all I really need at this point.

Do they operate more from a central HQ office or are they more regional
or local in nature?

Myke

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[Roger W. Norman]

Both are located in New York. They aren't a big concern as far as
employees, but they do a big job.

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SirMusic Studio

301-585-4681




"Lord Hasenpfeffer" > wrote in message
...
> Roger W. Norman wrote:
>
> > The last time I talked to ASCAP they had an encompassing license for
their
> > entire catalog for something like $300, plus the obvious royalty fees
per
> > play or pressing.
>
> Thanks! That's exactly what I'm interested in having. I just didn't
> know how to describe it. Nice ballpark estimate too. Sounds
> reasonable. I assume that that's an annual fee?
>
> > The problem is accoutability for a website.
>
> Actually the web-based project isn't something where such a license
> would be required as my client would already either own any files we put
> online or have permission from the owner to add them to his site.
> Royalties wouldn't even enter into the picture in that particular case.
>
> > Certainly most of the questions can be answered at their respective
> > websites, and they are very nice people to talk to.
>
> That's nice to know. Thanks. Just general info to get me started off
> on the correct foot is all I really need at this point.
>
> Do they operate more from a central HQ office or are they more regional
> or local in nature?
>
> Myke
>
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[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

Roger W. Norman wrote:
> Both are located in New York. They aren't a big concern as far as
> employees, but they do a big job.

That'll give me a better mental picture of who I'm dealing with when I
ring 'em up.

Thanks!

Myke



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[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> Event-DJ services.
> Music for tables (i.e. offline digital jukebox for restaurants).
> I've got multiple ideas and plans in the works and would just need
> something to keep me legal once I actually started implementing them.

I think that if you don't have a lawyer, you need to get one on board
before you start working too hard on implementing your plans. Have
your lawyer talk to their lawyer. You're looking at a bunch of
individual licenses at different rates, but they make creative deals.
That's why you need a lawyer.




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[Scott Dorsey]

Lord Hasenpfeffer > wrote:
>Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Lord Hasenpfeffer > wrote:
>>
>>> Who, which, where, how and how much?
>>
>> For what?
>>
>> Are you running a bar, a concert venue, a movie theatre, a radio station?
>> Or what?
>
>Several things, really. Kinda hard to nail down. Event-DJ services.

Dunno about that. If you're not working in a licensed venue already,
I don't know how that's handled, but you can call and ask.

>Music for tables (i.e. offline digital jukebox for restaurants).

That's a totally different license, and that's a license that the restaurant
is responsible for. You can handle it for them for an additional fee if you
want.

>I've got multiple ideas and plans in the works and would just need
>something to keep me legal once I actually started implementing them.

All those ideas and plans may require individual licenses. Check out the
ASCAP web site for some notion of the various standard license types.
--scott
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[Lord Hasenpfeffer]

Mike Rivers wrote:
> In article > writes:
>
>>Event-DJ services.
>>Music for tables (i.e. offline digital jukebox for restaurants).
>>I've got multiple ideas and plans in the works and would just need
>>something to keep me legal once I actually started implementing them.
>
> I think that if you don't have a lawyer, you need to get one on board
> before you start working too hard on implementing your plans. Have
> your lawyer talk to their lawyer. You're looking at a bunch of
> individual licenses at different rates, but they make creative deals.
> That's why you need a lawyer.

But, of course. :-)

As far as the jukebox is concerned, I would build it for my own personal
use first and get all the bugs worked out of it before I ever "took it
out on the road" so to speak. There's definitely plenty of time between
now and then to be investigatin' and negotiatin' the legal sides of it
all. Nice to know "they make creative deals" though. :)

Thanks!

Myke

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