Playing music videos at skating rinks

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Does anybody know, or has anybody encountered any problems with music companys wanting royalties for playing music videos at businesses? I bought the music video DVDs from mxracer47 over in the FS section, and am thinking about using them at the skating rink we are building right now. Better to be safe than sorry, and ask before I jump. LOL
 
Sounds like you're inviting trouble to me.

EDIT: To add more useful information, you might want to call/talk to people who run glow bowling. The local ones all play music videos and the owners could probably give you information about licensing etc.
 
Most certainly. In fact I thought I just read an article where they're upping the 'public performance' fees they charge DJ's, Jukeboxes and other forms of in-house playing. Ken's posted the details before, but you need an annual performance license for anything involving music, and it probably shouldn't be run from a copied DVD-R disc either.
 
I just went to the ASCAP website, and from what I have read so far it seems that they dont care where you get it as long as you give them money for royalties. We are paying for all of the royalties required for music. Ill have the boss ask about videos. This is all new to me. (doing it legally) LOL
 
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Businesses used to be able to purchase what was known as a "blanket license" for royalties. It was a yearly fee in which you paid ASCAP and BMI for public broadcasting of music. But that was 10 years ago, so it may be different now. But yes, you will need to pay royalties.
 
I'm not a lawyer and some of the others may know better than me but what's the difference between that and having the TV on MTV for all to see?
 
I'm not a lawyer and some of the others may know better than me but what's the difference between that and having the TV on MTV for all to see?
technically you cant legally do that either in a business.
 
I worked at a rink in the 80s and we played videos from a video service that would send vhs tapes every month. The license was part of the service. I wish I had them all on DVD back then. Much easier! Playing videos was a blast!
 
People have televisions on in all kinds of businesses: laundrymat, airports, etc. How are these different than MTV (if they played videos)?
technically they are not. if youre going to show it to the public, you have to purchase a public performance license. same goes for bars showing pay per view, or NFL, or whatever. yes, it happens all the time. technically, it is still illegal.
 
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