I (and a lot of other ppl) had one of our videos flagged as part of a broad sweep of classical music. I appealed, since we recorded it and did the edition, and I never heard back. I think they just cast a wide net. dt
At 08:22 PM 8/14/2010, you wrote: > 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 > -- > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
