On 2/9/06, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not so much a matter of sending anyone money as knowing what you may be > held liable for. > > I may not feel any moral obligation to send money for playing music on hold, > but that does not mean that I don't want to be well-informed on the matter, > so that I can correctly advise my customers. > > Leaving the "legal stuff" to "the people who know" does not sound like a > solid strategy to me. By the time they get involved, it's often too late. > Ignorance of the law is not innocence. > > We can (and perhaps even should) be willing to debate our various opinions > on the matter, but the fact remains that you, your customers, and anyone > else who wishes to play music on hold is expected by SOCAN, who represents > the copyright holders, to pay royalties. > > Whether we SHOULD or not is an entirely different matter, ripe for debate. > > Jim.
OTOH, If you use Creative Commons music, then the artists are the ones saying: Please! Take my music! Use it! Though it's worth noting the exact terms of the CC license: make sure that if you're using it for a for-profit business that you're not using stuff licenses for Non-commercial use only. CC licenses that work for a business are any combination of the Attribution, Share-Alike, and No-Derivatives licenses. -Leigh
