On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 09:12:52PM -0600, Tilghman Lesher wrote: > > Pretty much, unless it's music developed in-house, I wouldn't put it on the > > hold line unless you're willing to risk a fight with them (and even then, > > they're likely to make a fuss just for the heck of it). > > The default hold music is licensed from another publishing house, Free Play > Music. I know the default music tends to sound crappy, but that's entirely > due to it being compressed down to single channel 8000Hz audio. If you listen > to it in the full, native format, it sounds pretty good. > > Free Play Music will license 10 of their works for music on hold for $125 per > year. If you really want another style, I'd invite you to take a look at > their website. ALL of their works, in the entirety, are available online at > their website, and not just a preview of each work, the whole thing. > > http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ > > The three works distributed with Asterisk: > http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=303&dur=0&type=mp3 > http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=22&dur=0&type=mp3 > http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=313&dur=0&type=mp3
But, just to clarify, please remember that using music as MoH is considered a "public performance", and if the pieces in question do not include a buyout license *for the performance rights* (not just synchronization rights for the recordings, as many "buyout production libraries" do, then you *still* have to have ASCAP or BMI licensing to use them. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) _______________________________________________ -- 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
