[asterisk-users] Royalty for On Hold Music ?

[john beaman]

No, you will not.  According to the music industry those artists are all are entitled to compensation for every time their song is broadcast, which includes MoH.  AFAIK, there are no "popular songs" by "popular artists" that are royalty-free.



John Beaman
Telecom Specialist
Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
Good Samaritan National Campus
605-362-3331

>>> gotvoip at gmail.com 7/31/2007 1:37:00 PM >>>
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
> Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
> Good Samaritan National Campus
> 605-362-3331
>
> >>> 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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