[BC] Neal Newman: Obedient Construction Worker

[Neal Newman]

That said  maybe ASCAP should visit Contrsuction sites  where workers 
have their radios cranking out the tunes for the Entire floor 
tolisten to while working..
I laugh   when I was doing Telephone work in the closets  I would 
break the cardnal rule
or wearing Headphones On a Construction site.. I said  If I had a 
radio here for everyone to listen to  then I would have to pay 
royalties... they all thought I was nuts...
Neal

Rich Wood wrote:

>------ At 06:01 PM 1/21/2006, Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW wrote: -------
>
>>A few years ago I noticed the ASCAP sticker on the door of a local auto
>>dealership and mentioned it to the sales manager. He said the ASCAP rep
>>came in posing as a customer and casually asked about the background
>>music. When they told him that it was a local radio station he asked how
>>long they had been using that. Not realizing what the questions were
>>leading to they admitted to 5 years which they ended up paying back fees
>>for. I believe he said it was around $350 a year at that time.
>
>
>Any source of music available to more than employees (radio in the 
>restaurant kitchen) must pay public performance license fees. If 
>there are speakers in the ceiling, the music is available to the 
>general public. Pay the fee or pay the judgement.
>
>Rich