Originally Posted By: JohnJohnJohn
Trying to understand this thread...ASCAP is bad because they are collecting royalties from an organization that used their licensed music? I don't see any issue here. If they used the music then they need to pay the fee. Is their lawyer also looking into the local Walmart because they charge them for the bread and potatoes they buy to serve dinner in their cafeteria?

I respectfully disagree.

If it were a commercial venture I'd say it was right to pay, but the residents and guests having a party? What's next? When your six year old has a birthday party at your house and invites her friends over, should you pay royalties for the songs played?

Like I said, I don't know the law and I suggested that they contact a lawyer, but this seems pretty excessive to me and IMHO an abuse of copyright law.

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