Browsing all posts in ascap.

Performing Rights Organizations

Here’s a great article from this Sunday’s NY Times Magazine about the performing rights organization, BMI.  The author, John Bowe, follows a BMI licensing executive around as she collects money from restaurants, bars, and skating rinks.  Very interesting article on how BMI has managed to maintain steady growth as the music labels have plummeted rapidly: [...]

30 $econds?

The issue of whether or not to charge royalties on 30 second online previews of music is now underway in federal court. ASCAP, the musicians performing rights organization, is pushing to receive royalty payments for these clips in addition to the royalties an artist already receives from the sale of a complete song. I see [...]