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The group recommends campaigns request permission from artists, even if they have a public performance license, to avoid possible claims.
Recordings were especially important to Monk at the time because, as a result of trumped-up drug charges, he had lost his cabaret card (in effect, a New York City performance license) and couldn't play in any venue that served alcohol — i.e., jazz clubs.
The band said in a posting on its MySpace page this week that the government told the band on Feb. 28 that officials were revoking a performance license and that two shows scheduled for early April in Beijing and Shanghai were being canceled.
Recordings were especially important to Monk at the time because, as a result of trumped-up drug charges, he had lost his cabaret card (in effect, a New York City performance license) and couldn't play in any venue that served alcohol i.e., jazz clubs.
That said, musicians protesting the use of their songs at campaign rallies often have limited legal recourse, as usually campaigns or venues obtain a public performance license from music rights organizations such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) or BMI.
As Ars Technica eloquently pointed out, the claim is ridiculous because after all one doesn't need a public performance license to drive around town in a convertible with the radio on.
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Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues' blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters' consent.
"High School Musical" was also identified as launching pad for a multi-faceted income earner, from DVD sales to performance licenses.
The consent decrees that have been in place require BMI and ASCAP to offer performance licenses for an entire song even if they are only representing one of several writers of a song.
The MPAA's hounds argued that Zediva was serving up a public performance and did not have the proper pay-per-performance license.
He added, though, that some companies take issue as to whether they should have to acquire a performance right license.
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