On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > Now musical artists, including the one with which he shares a name, are > kvetching about their works' use in the show... he has said his own company, > not Premiere Networks, pays blanket licencing fees to the applicable > agencies... > > http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/07/rush-limbaugh-music-band/ > > When Chrissie Hynde changes her mind, he's probably sunk.
I don't think I've ever come across this situation before regarding commercial use of music. It seems to happen every election cycle now that a songwriter gets peeved about a political campaign using his/her music and demand that they stop. Political campaigns are short-lived (even if they don't feel that way) and the music is used at live events in front of relatively small audiences. This case is different - the music is used daily and is broadcast across the country (ignoring the Armed Forces Network). If a business pays the license fee to play the music, how does a songwriter hold veto power? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
