[cc-community] Copyright enforcement and CC BY-NC licenses

jonathon jonathon.blake at gmail.com
Sat Aug 2 16:28:12 EDT 2008


On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:44, drew Roberts  wrote:

>Or, if not, why do you imagine the bookeeping expenses would be so great.

For "proportional payments" the base payments are higher than for a
"blanket payment".  Whilst the theory is that 'proportional payments"
will result in a lower payment to the collection society, the cost of
administration usually exceeds the amount that it allegedly saves.

> It would be a simple report pulled from your playout database if done right surely...

That assumes a degree of organization that live bands usually lack.
It also assumes an atypical degree of willingness to share sources by DJs.

You pretty much have to pay somebody to notate each song, with
starting time, and duration of the piece.

> If the blanket payments are really so low, why all the non-compliance issues in so many countries and so many situations?

"Low" is a relative term.

The collection societies typically assume that the organization
providing the music is generating revenue through the sale of
cigarettes, alcohol, and similar items, pricing their accordingly.

It is much easier for a venue that charges a US$25 cover charge, and
sells US$25K of alcohol in one night, to pay the collection society
fees, than for a bookstore that has "folk music night", that is
gratis, and only sells books, of a coffee bar that offers gratis live
music, and does not sell alcohol.

xan

jonathon


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