Apparantly over the last month several stars have sued small bar/restaurants for copyright infringement over not getting the correct licenses before playing the artist's music. Kid Rock, Dave Grohl, Taylor Swift, Gwen Stefani and Bon Jovi have all filed suits against small-time restaurants and bars to get them to stop playing their music without permission and are asking for damages. Should this really fall under copyright infringement? What if the owner legally bought the cd and was playing it in the restaurant he owned? This seems to me more like playing the radio in an establishment. If this goes through, I see a lot of places scrambling for music to play that won't get them into trouble.
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Actually it's a copyright violation to play a radio in a public establishment too, although enforcement of that is very, very spotty.
If the bar or restaurant has signed an agreement with ASCAP or BMI, they ought to be covered for any material licensed through those PROs.
Peace,
Paul
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