Copyright and the Right of Public Performance

In this http://www.artistshousemusic.org interview, Maggie Lange, an attorney and Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, explains the "right of public performance" clause of US copyright code, how performance rights organizations collect copyright fees from venues and radio stations, and how payments from these organizations make their way to the copyright holder.

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Music

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• Berklee
• Maggie
• Lange
• Copyright
• Performing
• Rights
• Organizations

[Caroline55293]

very informative thankyou

[msgigglesbaby]

I always thought that the artist and publishing companies pays the radio tv stations etc to get their music out to the public , not the other way around.

[919350829705]

good advice, thanks

[Midoricorp]

can I consider youtube as a public perfomance place?

[wnieke]

As to "extrapolated": Fine with me. However, you're basically gonna have to TRUST ASCAP, BMI and - 3rd I didn't all get - that they're actually gonna MONITOR this. Currently, we have some debate over that for GEMA in Germany. AND: More and more companies require GEMA-free/work for hire music in commercial situations (TV, ad campaings, even computer games). If you want royalties, it's often a deal breaker. What can the individual artist do in that situation...?

[freddyb75]

Thank you very much. that's very helpful information