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Music Industry Shaking Down Coffee Shops

Posted by kdawson on from the pay-us-or-something-might-happen dept.

realjd writes with news out of Florida that music licensing companies are now hitting small bars and coffee shops that offer live music, even if only occasionally and even if the musicians don't get paid. One coffee-shop owner told musicians they can only perform their own songs from now on. "A restaurant owner who doesn't even offer live music was approached for payment for having the TV on while the Monday Night Football theme played. And if the owners pay up to one licensing company, all of the others start harassing them, calling four times a day, demanding payment too. It sounds like they don't even check whether any copyright violations occurred, they're just sending bills to any business that may or may not have live music."

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    The purple onion is still there, they just moved a block over to a new location. I'll be damned, they merely moved! You, sir, have made my month. Last time I was there, I tried going there to buy flavored steamed milk drink (something you don't see on the menu at many places) but found a different store there.

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