Playing copyrighted music in Trader Vic's - Tiki Music

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 7:55 PM Both of Tiki Bill's posts are clear and accurate from my perspective. I have to take issue with this sentence from Gigantalope (nothing personal): "It's great that they represent Artists, however the truth is, they really represent themselves, and little of the money gets past them. " This is just false. ASCAP and BMI are not-for-profit organizations that only deduct operating costs. Their job is to collect cash for musicians. If they were not passing the lion's share of their collected money on to the music makers, then they wouldn't have the tens of thousands of members that they do. In Europe there is a third organization called SESAC. Same deal. The deal with Trader Vic's is this: They pay a license every year to ASCAP and BMI and then they can basically play whatever the hell they want to. This is how virtually all bars and restaurants are run. If some one 'got in trouble' (as an early post on this thread said) for playing Exotica or other music, then it was in trouble from the management (who might not have wanted that usic played), and not from ASCAP.

Both of Tiki Bill's posts are clear and accurate from my perspective.

I have to take issue with this sentence from Gigantalope (nothing personal):
"It's great that they represent Artists, however the truth is, they really represent themselves, and little of the money gets past them. "

This is just false.

ASCAP and BMI are not-for-profit organizations that only deduct operating costs. Their job is to collect cash for musicians. If they were not passing the lion's share of their collected money on to the music makers, then they wouldn't have the tens of thousands of members that they do.
In Europe there is a third organization called SESAC. Same deal.

The deal with Trader Vic's is this: They pay a license every year to ASCAP and BMI and then they can basically play whatever the hell they want to. This is how virtually all bars and restaurants are run. If some one 'got in trouble' (as an early post on this thread said) for playing Exotica or other music, then it was in trouble from the management (who might not have wanted that usic played), and not from ASCAP.

Post #327539 by tikibars on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 7:55 PM