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I have not added up how much I've paid music unions over the past 35 years. But it's a lot. I'm doubtful that artists and composers received much or any of it.
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Fresno Group one of three companies sued over music licensing
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Here's a story about a similar legal battle between Slacker and SoundExchange. Slacker says the $10 million judgement will ruin their company. SoundExchange says these are legally mandated obligations:
www.insideradio.com
Once again, no one forced Slacker to play this music. They did so knowing what the cost would be.
LiveOne Says SoundExchange Royalty Judgment Would Be ‘Unsustainable’ For The Company.
After being ordered to pony up nearly $10 million in unpaid royalties to SoundExchange, Slacker’s parent company LiveOne says that paying the amount would financially ruin the company. “This economic
Once again, no one forced Slacker to play this music. They did so knowing what the cost would be.
I have no idea what drives someone to do certain things. I was merely suggesting that they could possibly be railing against what they see as outrageous fees. I don't know. What I do know is these 3 groups chose to challenge this in their own way. Maybe they didn't expect it to go to court. That's the risk you take. I don't, however, believe that any of these owners will be forced into selling their stations because they're forced out of business by a huge judgement. I think it will be settled long before it ever sees the inside of a courtroom. That being said, I would love to hear WHY they decided to fight this in this way. Paul Stone may have his hand in many stations and not oversee daily operations, but he definitely would be in the loop about a possible legal entanglement. Same with Ostlund in Fresno, except he is in daily control, so I would love to find out his reasoning.
According to the filing, they were warned several times and didn't respond.
If you knowingly break the law, and get caught, it will likely go to court.
The courts tend to rule in favor of the PROs. It's a federal law.
Just like me! I heard those songs on KFSO, I couldn't believe when they changed formats.
I wonder if this wasn't part of the motivation is having a Classic County, I didn't notice much country being owned by GMR.
You'd be surprised. Here's a link to their catalog. They bought the rights to some classic country, and they have signed several of the most prolific country writers. It's a broad list covering all genres.
Global Music Rights | WE REPRESENT TODAY’S GREATEST AND MOST POPULAR MUSIC CREATORS
GMR represents today's greatest and most popular music creators in the public performance licensing of their catalogs.
globalmusicrights.com
It's companies like GMR that take the joy out of radio for me, and a big part of me wants to avoid getting into radio as a career because of it.
I wonder what GMR is gonna do with Part 15 stations? Are they gonna sue all of them, too?
BMI has a yearly license for Part 15 stations that, last I checked, was fairly reasonably priced, and the other two of the "Big Three" PROs (ASCAP and SESAC) basically don't care.
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I wonder what GMR is gonna do with Part 15 stations? Are they gonna sue all of them, too?
BMI has a yearly license for Part 15 stations that, last I checked, was fairly reasonably priced, and the other two of the "Big Three" PROs (ASCAP and SESAC) basically don't care.
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Assuming a "Part 15" station actually complied with field strength limitations, I doubt anyone would come after you since the coverage would be about as long as you could stretch a headphone cord.
Here is the latest on this story:
www.insideradio.com
Trio Of Radio Groups Sued By GMR Challenge Copyright Infringement Claims.
There are no white flags to be found from a trio of radio groups that have been sued by Global Music Rights for copyright infringement. GMR has accused One Putt
One Putt says it "does not have enough information to make a judgement" about its own conduct.Here is the latest on this story:
Trio Of Radio Groups Sued By GMR Challenge Copyright Infringement Claims.
There are no white flags to be found from a trio of radio groups that have been sued by Global Music Rights for copyright infringement. GMR has accused One Putt
I'm filing that away. One of the best legal pitches I've seen since the attorney whose client killed a business competitor----he tried to plead it down from first-degree murder to restraint of trade.
GMR reaches an agreement with two of the three radio groups:
www.insideradio.com
Not exactly the way I expected this to go. Good news for the radio groups.
GMR Settles With Red Wolf And One Putt, Both Groups Agree To Long-Term Deals.
Two radio groups have reached out of court settlements with Global Music Rights over copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the performance rights organization. Terms of the agreements were not made
Not exactly the way I expected this to go. Good news for the radio groups.
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