[asterisk-users] Royalty for On Hold Music ?

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 12:49:45PM -0500, voiplist wrote:
> So is there a simple way to license decent, up to date music? Can I
> just go to a website, click a buy button, pay my money and download
> the song?

In some cases, yes.

> It seems idiotic that you need 15 lawyers and a million bucks use
> decent on hold music.

You don't.  Read my other message.

> Maybe I just don't know the procedure.
> 
> I am all for paying the license fees and doing it right but they sure
> don't make it easy to give them money.

Sure they do.  :-)

Look for "buyout" music, which is not registered with BMI or ASCAP, or
which says "performance rights included".  If those two things are
true, you're free and clear. 

Cheers,
-- jra
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