If Paul Ryan bought the MP3 file, who’s to say he can’t play it? I don’t get this. Is there a license they have to get in order to play a song in public, like they have with videos? Do MP3 files come with a disclaimer saying it’s only for personal private use and can’t be played in public?
What’s the legal basis for an artist wanting to control where a person can play an MP3 file after that artist sold it to them?
BMI and ASCAP - buy a license, pay for using it in a public setting. Not sure if an artist can say he gives permission to license music through either of these parties to anyone but x person or venue.
Thats what i was thinking. Its not like it is being used
to sell another product or in a film that makes other revenue. Why isn’t the situation is - he(or any candidate)
is at a big party for themselves, they have a favorite song
and like to hear it at a certain moment. Also its kind of loud and everyone else hears it too.
If they want us to fight for them, which i’m gearing up to
do, it would help to have a little fired up motivational
action,rather just we’ll fight for you in words.
yes...public use of songs requires a royalty fee paid to one of several collection companies for artists royalties of which most are based about 35 miles north of where I am typing on Music Row in Nashville
BMI and ASCAP are the two biggest i think
any use of published music larger than a wedding probably is liable to pay for times played and maybe audience estimation..not sure
in Rush's case it's huge
in the case of TV commercials, ,movies and TV where music is used there is more than just royalty paid...there is a negotiated fee
like Scorsese scored flicks with all that great music...he negotitates the price...the bigger the artists the higher...which is why low budget films use cheesy canned music
Country guys or Bob Seger doing pickups and tractor TV ads...same thing ..a negotiated fee
someone here in the biz knows better than I but knowing a few artists in my time around here that is a nutshell of how they explained it to me
those who wrote the song or own the rights will also get a cut unless they sold that right