[Cboldt]

-- He should know better than to play someone else's song without permission. --

There is no need for permission. All these "permission" stories are just for the benefit of the artist venting their spleen. The artists argree to allow anybody to play the music, with a royalty schedule set by the music publisher.

[TBP]

And for the most part, there are only two such agencies: The American Society of Composers, Artists, and Producers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Virtually every song is held by one or the other.

ASCAP, BTW, has a very nice building in Midtown Manhattan.

[wardaddy]

Thank you

You pay the fee depending on how used to BMI or what is it.....ASCAP

AND MOVE ON

That schmo Steiner is just whining for show

You need permission to use as a theme like Rush does Pretenders or SEAN does Martina McBride

If a candidate wants so as constant theme like Clinton did Fleetwood Mac then an arrangement is needed

Where I live I’m surrounded by folks in publishing and royalties I can verify next middle school football game