Bonifay no music
I talked to the manager at Bonifay restaurant/bar Friday and he told me that they no longer will have live entertainment. He stated it would cost them thousands of dollars in fees because of copyrights for song writers and singers. I know of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) who can make bars with live music and juke boxes pay royalties. But when I called Evans Prairie, Lopez, Terra del Sol they are still having live music. I understand that these organizations have the right to collect licensing fees from users of music created by their members, but how come Bonifay is the only restaurant/bar being singled out, or are the other restaurants/bar and town squares just paying what they should and are keeping quite about it.
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