[asterisk-users] Royalty for On Hold Music ?

[voiplist]

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?

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

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.

Any help would be appreciated.



On 7/31/07, Deepak Naidu <deepak_nai at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jared, Yes I am using with Asterisk only.  So I am using the inbuilt
> music from Asterisk for onhold.
>
> --
> Deepak
>
>
> Jared Smith <jsmith at digium.com> wrote:
>  On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 06:36 +0100, Deepak Naidu wrote:
> > I think we need to pay for the later, but I am not sure if we need to
> > pay for the inbuilt asterisk(freepbx) on hold music.
>
> I'm no lawyer, but here's what I understand. (Please consult with an
> attorney in your area, and don't consider this legal advice.)
>
> The hold music that comes with Asterisk is provided by Digium under
> license from Freeplay Music Corporation for use in conjunction
> with the Asterisk software only. It's my understanding that you don't
> have to pay any kind of royalties to use it, as long as you're using it
> with Asterisk.
>
> You *do* have to pay royalties on music (or MP3 files) by commercial
> artists. These royalties vary by country. Using commercial music as
> hold music is considered broadcasting the music, which requires
> different licensing arrangements with the copyright holder. In the
> United States, you can buy a license from ASCAP (the American Society of
> Composers, Authors, and Publishers) to be able to broadcast music from
> the major record labels.
>
> There are also several other places you can get royalty-free music for
> hold music. I've had good luck looking online, especially at sites like
> MagnaTune.
>
>
>
> --
> Jared Smith
> Community Relations Manager
> Digium, Inc.
>
>
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