If not they should. Doors, Pink Floyd, and other tribute bands are making money entirely off of songs that are not their own and their goal is to sound as much like the original as possible.
I'm sure FPW will weigh in...
If not they should. Doors, Pink Floyd, and other tribute bands are making money entirely off of songs that are not their own and their goal is to sound as much like the original as possible.
I'm sure FPW will weigh in...
Do you mean like your average local/regional band? If so they don't make enough money playing clubs and parties to pay royalty fees. Clubs have to buy a blanket license from ASCAP or BMI, this lets them legally have cover bands play or play copyrighted songs over their PA.
Royalties, licenses and fees are the responsibility of the business or venue that is presenting and profiting off the band the band, not the band itself. I have played in groups that have covered songs and we didn't have to pay royalties our record label did.
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Do you mean like your average local/regional band? If so they don't make enough money playing clubs and parties to pay royalty fees. Clubs have to buy a blanket license from ASCAP or BMI, this lets them legally have cover bands play or play copyrighted songs over their PA.
Royalties, licenses and fees are the responsibility of the business or venue that is presenting and profiting off the band the band, not the band itself. I have played in groups that have covered songs and we didn't have to pay royalties our record label did.
This is the answer.
agree, true in NYC Clubs