Exactly, with the amount of royalty free music out there why bother. Just go searching for some you like, download it and while you are at it tip the author/performer a couple of bucks into their myspace tip jar or similar.
For $10 why take the risk with ascap. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-212-203-4357 Ph +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Novack Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2007 2:53 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Royalty for On Hold Music ? Stephen Bosch wrote: > > Well, this is approaching the absurd. > > Do you know how many Meridian systems have radios plugged into them for "on-hold" background sound? Nobody pays royalties on those. > IF they are discovered by ASCAP and receive a letter demanding payment they will. Not absurd at all. Simply because many do it in ignorance doesn't make it legal ASCAP goes on campaigns on a regular basis. Home residential users are probably safe though not legal. Business users have a greater visibility though There are all sorts of royalty free music sources available. No excuse not to use it. Or simply pay the yearly fee to ASCAP ( in the US ) > There are the "rules" and then there are the practical realities. > > -Stephen- > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Dog is my co-pilot _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
