BMI. > > Pretty sure that the burden of proof is on BMI to demonstrate you are > performing licensed material ..., I suspect a charge of harassment could > well be made from the letter alone. > -- > Dana Emery Dana is right as far as I understand it. The licensing agencies are currently out in full force in an effort to glean the last crumbs of the usual feast of revenue to which they are accustomed. There was a feature article last week in the New York Times on this very issue only from the ASCAP perspective. So-called Classical music is normally not in their domain unless one is using copyrighted editions or arrangements. And it is my understanding that the performer indicates whether or not they are using said copyrighted editions or arrangements, and the burden of proof is on the licensing agency to discover a violation. Ron Andrico Played well over two hundred weddings and stopped counting 20 years ago. www.mignarda.com --
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