ASCAP/BMI/SESAC

[Harvester]

FYI for those wondering...

The performance license for the all-star jam is secured & legal.

 

[DAVETHEMETALGUY]

kick ass

 

[mëtålspëd]

Awwwww yeah!

 

[shaq]

nice!

 

[See You In Hell]

FYI for those wondering...

The performance license for the all-star jam is secured & legal.

Well maybe I'm the only one but I'm not sure what this means exactly (and perhaps this isn't the proper place to post this). I take it "secured" means "a done deal". That part seems relatively intuitive but the "legal" part is what I'm unsure of. Foreign bands no doubt have several legal hurdles to clear (visas, permission to work, taxation, etc.) just to be able to come to the States and perform but in terms of ProgPower itself what additional legal activities have to be undertaken on your part as well as that of the festival to ensure all I's are dotted and T's are crossed with regard to entities (governmental and otherwise) to pull this all-star-jam together and make it happen? And is the all-star-jam subject to a different set of legality-determining criteria than an individual band that might be performing?

I apologize if I have ruined the spirit of your initial posting but this seemed like to proper place to post my inquiry.

Thanks!

 

[Cheiron]

All it means on the legal part is that the licenses have been had (maybe even for each song), so that they can be performed in a live setting. Just just ensures that the bands who wrote the songs get their due pay, and that Glenn and the venue are covered from any bands suing =p

 

[Harvester]

All it means on the legal part is that the licenses have been had (maybe even for each song), so that they can be performed in a live setting. Just just ensures that the bands who wrote the songs get their due pay, and that Glenn and the venue are covered from any bands suing =p

Correct.

 

[See You In Hell]

Thanks for the clarification!!

 

[Harvester]

And is the all-star-jam subject to a different set of legality-determining criteria than an individual band that might be performing?

No. It does not matter who performs it, just that it is performed or heard by a large group of people. You can read up on it at places like:

http://www.ascap.com/licensing/licensingfaq.html

Here is someone that didn't have it covered (from Blabbermouth):

Steve Lynn of Glenwood Springs, Colorado's Post Independent reports that a former local club owner reached a $40,000 settlement Wednesday with several famous musicians — including Van Halen Music Company and LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Patricia Bonham — who sued him for allowing cover bands to play their songs at 8150.

Steven Kovacik, former owner of 8150, called the settlement unfair.

"I don't think it's fair for one show, are you crazy?" Kovacik said.

Van Halen Music Company and the ZEPPELIN members were all named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Feb. 16 that contended Kovacik allowed public performances of their songs at 8150. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado, named Kovacik as a defendant.

Bands like LEZ ZEPPELIN, an all-female LED ZEPPELIN cover band who played 8150 Jan. 15, 2006, should be held responsible for copyright infringement, Kovacik said.

"The band is touring, making money off of LED ZEPPELIN's music," he said. "Why should I be the one responsible to pay when LEZ ZEPPELIN is the one playing the music?"

That's not how the law works, said Alan Stewart, manager for LEZ ZEPPELIN.

If stores or concert venues publicly play songs registered with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers — even on a stereo — they have to pay a licensing fee, he said