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sappatoti -> RE: The Music-Copyright Enforcers (8/9/2010 1:43:52 PM)
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That would depend upon how the music was being used now, wouldn't it.
Starbucks uses a lot of music, some even in their promotions (remember the music giveaways on iTunes?) All that music needs to be licensed and, given the volume of songs given away or played, I'm guessing their bill was for a whole lot more than $800.00.
Now, mom-n-pop coffee who only uses music to fill their backoffice, where there is no possibility of customers hearing any of it might not have to pay anything.
The music licenses aren't a standard price. They are determined by how many locations a business has, how many customers they serve at any given time, how the music is played, whether the music is used directly in sales to customers or used in promotions, etc., etc., etc. The rate is based upon all of those factors, which means it will vary from one business to another.
On the flip side, if $800 is a price that's too steep to pay, then the fictional coffee shop shouldn't play music. After all, it's the coffee the customers are coming for and not the music playing in the background. So, perhaps they should just turn the music off.
Actually, I have stopped into mom-n-pop operations that didn't have music playing in the background. It can be quite a break away from the relatively noisy world outside their doors.
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