[asterisk-users] NIN Ghosts music (free download) safe for MOH?

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 09:12:52PM -0600, Tilghman Lesher wrote:
> > Pretty much, unless it's music developed in-house, I wouldn't put it on the
> > hold line unless you're willing to risk a fight with them (and even then,
> > they're likely to make a fuss just for the heck of it).
> 
> The default hold music is licensed from another publishing house, Free Play
> Music.  I know the default music tends to sound crappy, but that's entirely
> due to it being compressed down to single channel 8000Hz audio.  If you listen
> to it in the full, native format, it sounds pretty good.
> 
> Free Play Music will license 10 of their works for music on hold for $125 per
> year.  If you really want another style, I'd invite you to take a look at
> their website.  ALL of their works, in the entirety, are available online at
> their website, and not just a preview of each work, the whole thing.
> 
> http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
> 
> The three works distributed with Asterisk:
> http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=303&dur=0&type=mp3
> http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=22&dur=0&type=mp3
> http://www.freeplaymusic.com/search/download_file.php?id=313&dur=0&type=mp3

But, just to clarify, please remember that using music as MoH is
considered a "public performance", and if the pieces in question do not
include a buyout license *for the performance rights* (not just
synchronization rights for the recordings, as many "buyout production
libraries" do, then you *still* have to have ASCAP or BMI licensing to
use them.

Cheers,
-- jra
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