Re: [Harp-L] Tax Concerns

["Mike and Beverly Rogers" <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a friend, who ran a small lunch cafe.  She got hit by these folks,
for having a radio on, in the cafe.  Bullfrog
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve McIver" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harpl Post" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Tax Concerns


> Doesn't BMI of a similar org. do the same thing here in the good ole USA?
> Seems as though they get money from clubs who have juke boxes as well.Not
> real sure how it works but it seems as though if the club uses live acts
or
> juke boxes to entertain for profit they owe.
>
> Steve
>
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> Of Joe and Cass Leone
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> On Dec 16, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Michael Peloquin wrote:
>
> >> From: "akc" <meadow.sweet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >> Off at a tangent, a guy here in the UK who runs a music shop was on
> >> the radio here, last night. He had a call from the Performing Rights
> >> Society asking him if purchasers tried out the instruments before
> >> buying. When he said "yes", they said, "well you need a licence from
> >> us then, if they are playing copyrighted material".
> >>
> >> Makes your eyes water.
> >
> > puhleez! I would tell him to take a hike, good luck policing &
> > collecting on that.
> >
> > Michael Peloquin
> > http://tinyurl.com/5tpjg
> > http://www.harpsax.com
> >
> >
> 'Performing Rights Society' doesn't sound very official. It sounds home
> made. I would tell the guy I was from the 'When was the last time you
> were punched really really hard in the face society' and guage the
> reaction.
> smo-joe
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