e fee. The rate of the license is dependent on a few things such as:1.The seating capacity of a venue.2.Whether it charges admission.3.The number of hours of entertainment provided.4.The gross income of the facility.The owner of the rights to the song issues the license. ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC all have different songs that they are responsible for collecting royalties for. Most places obtaining licenses for commercial broadcast of non-dramatic music pay royalties to all three organizations.Nonbroadcast performance of non-dramatic music also requires a performance license. This type of music would be anything that is not broadcasted outside of the actual performance. An example of this would be a bar or club with live music. The music is provided to entertain customers so that they will stay and continue to buy food or drinks provided by the venue. The live music makes the venue money, so a license is required to allow the writer and publisher of the music it make money for the song that they own the rights to. The band performing the music is not responsible for paying for this performance license; the venue is responsible for this expense because they are the ones benefiting from the live music. The only case that a band would require a license is if they are producing the show and making the money by performing another artists music. Colleges usually pay a blanket license allowing them to have bands perform on their campus without purchasing a license each time. However, if the act is a national act a special license is required. Like commercial broadcast music, ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC are responsible for collecting these royalties and the owner of the rights to the music would issue the right.Phonorecords, audiocassettes, compact discs, videocassettes, and videodiscs sold for private use require a compulsory or “negotiated” mechanical license. A compulsory license is issued in a situation where the rights owner doe...
