I'm a bit confused. Playing a song in a restaurant should be considered a public performance. While you can pay the yearly licensing fee instead of paying the s

I'm a bit confused. Playing a song in a restaurant should be considered a public performance. While you can pay the yearly licensing fee instead of paying the statutory rate, you should also be able to pay the statutory rate for a public performance which shouldn't be more than a couple dollars for four playing songs in an average sized restaurant.