[asterisk-users] Royalty for On Hold Music ?

[voiplist]

I have done this in the past and I don't recall ever finding any
"popular" music by "popular" artist.

For example, if I wanted to play oh I don't know an original song
performed by the original artist such as Nora Jones or The Beatles
will I find this sort of thing at a Royalty Free Site?



On 7/31/07, john beaman <jbeaman at good-sam.com> wrote:
> Just Google for: royalty free music, and will find plenty of sites that will serve your needs.
>
>
>
> John Beaman
> Telecom Specialist
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> >>> gotvoip at gmail.com 7/31/2007 12:49:45 PM >>>
> 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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