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From my understanding, as long as the venue in which those songs are being broadcasted over loud speakers pay the ASCAP/BMI collection society fees, the only re
by 6stringmerc 11y ago
From my understanding, as long as the venue in which those songs are being broadcasted over loud speakers pay the ASCAP/BMI collection society fees, the only recourse the artists like Survivor or R.E.M. have is to publicly decry their affiliation. I mean, they can sue, but I highly doubt they'd win. It would be an interesting case to see the angles taken though.
Now, using one of the songs in a commercial, that's a different beast all together (re: sync rights). Beastie Boys are 2 for 2 in defending their sync rights in the past 5 years or so (GoldiBlox & Monster Energy).