Playing copyrighted music in Trader Vic's - Tiki Music

TB Tiki Bill Member Holiday Florida Joined: Jun 26, 2007 Posts: 112	TB Tiki Bill Posted posted on Tue, Aug 21, 2007 6:12 AM Someone is yankin' your chain an Vic's. They couldn't play "Disco Duck" without a license, so why not Martin Denny? If not ASCAP or BMI, they would still have to pay for "Muzak" or something. Bottom line, if you use an artists music to help "bring in the crowds", and you make money from the crowds, you owe a piece of that money to the artist. Believe it or not,even "happy birthday to you" is a copywriten song, NOT public domain (someone else bought the copyright just before it went public domain). ASCAP is ruthless, that's why I am a member. I've heard of clubs trying to get out of paying ASCAP saying "we only have original bands here" and ASCAP says "Do your wait staff ever sing happy birthday to customers? Pay up!". Vic's is paying someone, otherwise there would be no music playing at all. Tiki Bill.

Someone is yankin' your chain an Vic's. They couldn't play "Disco Duck" without a license, so why not Martin Denny? If not ASCAP or BMI, they would still have to pay for "Muzak" or something. Bottom line, if you use an artists music to help "bring in the crowds", and you make money from the crowds, you owe a piece of that money to the artist. Believe it or not,even "happy birthday to you" is a copywriten song, NOT public domain (someone else bought the copyright just before it went public domain). ASCAP is ruthless, that's why I am a member. I've heard of clubs trying to get out of paying ASCAP saying "we only have original bands here" and ASCAP says "Do your wait staff ever sing happy birthday to customers? Pay up!".
Vic's is paying someone, otherwise there would be no music playing at all.

Tiki Bill.

Post #326975 by Tiki Bill on Tue, Aug 21, 2007 6:12 AM