[Fmpro] how blanket licenses work

[CORBERLAW@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/3/2008 5:03:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:

It's  exactly these kind of arrogant bullying tactics that energize
well-funded  anti-royalty groups like the restaurant owners, etc to create
legislation  attacking music royalties. Stunts like this hand the legislation
to the  anti-copyright crowd on a golden platter, because nobody likes a
bully,  much less a monopolistic (ok, duopolistic) bully.


Here's how the license to  a restaurant works:  you want  to perform just one 
song, you gotta buy a blanket license.  That's like  checking into a hotel 
and being told you won't get a room until you book and pay  for every room in 
the hotel or renting a car from hertz and being told you won't  get your car 
until you rent and pay for every car they have on their  lot.
 
ASCAP and BMI's tactics with respect to restaurants and night clubs  is 
nothing less than gestapo-like.  



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