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Copyright Queen · 11-07-02, 06:52 PM

Hiya, WalkTalker! ((hug))

I was a bit surprised to see that BMI won a lawsuit and about $34,000 in damages because cover bands played "Brown-Eyed Girl", "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard", "Daydream Believer" (bleah!), and "Piano Man", among other hits. Sorry I can only give you an old-fashioned case cite Broadcast Music Inc. v. Old Colonial Corp., 62 U.S. Patent Quarterly, 2nd Edition, page 1685, decided January 29, 2002.

I was RATHER SURPRISED that bands would have to get a license to play covers at dives...so I phoned BMI...

BMI said the bar/night club pays an annual license (like $350) and bands that play there can cover anything they want (but they can't record it...that's "mechanical rights" and you have to talk to the owners/producers about that). This bar, the Bell in Hand Tavern in Boston, was made an example of!! Yikes!!

Join me in a pub crawl to warn bar owners of the perils of doing business?

11-07-02, 06:52 PM	#2
Copyright Queen President, Internetaholics Anonymous Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: the Windy City Posts: 178	Hiya, WalkTalker! ((hug)) I was a bit surprised to see that BMI won a lawsuit and about $34,000 in damages because cover bands played "Brown-Eyed Girl", "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard", "Daydream Believer" (bleah!), and "Piano Man", among other hits. Sorry I can only give you an old-fashioned case cite Broadcast Music Inc. v. Old Colonial Corp., 62 U.S. Patent Quarterly, 2nd Edition, page 1685, decided January 29, 2002. I was RATHER SURPRISED that bands would have to get a license to play covers at dives...so I phoned BMI... BMI said the bar/night club pays an annual license (like $350) and bands that play there can cover anything they want (but they can't record it...that's "mechanical rights" and you have to talk to the owners/producers about that). This bar, the Bell in Hand Tavern in Boston, was made an example of!! Yikes!! Join me in a pub crawl to warn bar owners of the perils of doing business? __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Benjamin Franklin