Open-Mic Nights Suffer From Copyright Enforcement
"[G]rass-roots music events, spawning grounds for the next generation of musical talent, have come up against the demands of US copyright law, as enforced by a handful of companies who act as collection agents for songwriters and composers. The law states that no performer in a public venue can present someone else's copyrighted music without their permission and, usually, without compensating them." Christian Science Monitor 01/09/09

Posted January 12, 2009 05:03 PM