On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:00:24 GMT, Carey Carlan
wrote:
Andy wrote in news:sddsf2lj9kcps6h701knt7l7a4timgqelu@
4ax.com:
On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:44:35 GMT, Carey Carlan
wrote:
Forwarding a question asked of me.
What are the licensing requirements for music in podcasts? I assume it
would be similar to broadcast (BMI, ASCAP stuff).
The example given is a church podcasting their service including the
copyrighted anthems.
Depends on who owns the copywrite. If its "commerical" music then you
need to pay the ASCAP/BMI fees. Howver there are plenty of sources of
independent music you can play on podcasts. The one I use all the
time is http://music.podshow.com
This is not pre-recorded music. The church uses copyighted sheet music for
their live-performance anthems and service music.
If its sheet music, it doesn't sound like an ASCAP/BMI issue, I would
suggest your write a letter to the people that produce / distribute
the sheet music and see what they have to say.