Rick Goetz Consulting » Copyright infringement http://rickgoetzconsulting.com Content Wrangling and Business Development Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:46:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 ASCAP Cracks down http://rickgoetzconsulting.com/music-business/ascap-cracks-down/ http://rickgoetzconsulting.com/music-business/ascap-cracks-down/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:13:38 +0000 admin http://rickgoetzconsulting.com/?p=115 According to a recent article in The NY Times – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is making an example out of 21 bars, nightclubs and restaurants by filing copyright suits against each establishment.  While I agree that these organizations need to run a tight ship and get artists paid this seems oddly RIAA like for the performing rights organization.

I was unaware prior to reading the article that it is in fact a federal offense to perform copyrighted music without permission.  I am all in favor of getting the artist paid but it really seems more like a misdemeanor and a heavy fine kind of violation to me.

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