[regalcat]

Is it a legal issue that prevents the music from the squares being broadcast?

[stanley]

Originally Posted by regalcat

Is it a legal issue that prevents the music from the squares being broadcast?

I was just watching the videos and was wondering the same thing

[Mortal1]

Gosh I hope so. Never did like someone making me listen to their music.

Try bluetooth headphones.

[JoMar]

You are wanted at the Squares to support the businesses, not sit at home and listen.

[stanley]

Originally Posted by JoMar

You are wanted at the Squares to support the businesses, not sit at home and listen.

Granted....but....there are a lot of...umm .....
seasonal residents .....that like to check on what's happening at the Squares while "away".
Before I moved here I checked the Squares live every night, just waiting for my day in the sun. Living here now I still check out the live cams

[regalcat]

Granted, unless someone is disabled and cannot get to the squares

[Lottoguy]

I was told they would have to pay royalties if they aired music from this site. Then why put the little speaker link on the site then?

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by regalcat

Is it a legal issue that prevents the music from the squares being broadcast?

As I understand those cameras - they are part of the Villages security system that a computer wizard once came across and ultimately the sites spread far and wide for all to see but not listen to! BUT only the Villages security staff has access to the ability to actually move the camera's viewing angles and to listen in to what is happening on the squares - like if there was some sort of commotion that needed monitoring and communication with outside responder personnel.

The computer wizard who shared that info with me was a man to be trusted - was a straight shooter and not a tall tales teller - so I have no reason to doubt his word, He passed on to that big computer lab in the sky some time age and I still miss his wizardry lots!

[Mortal1]

Originally Posted by JoMar

You are wanted at the Squares to support the businesses, not sit at home and listen.

trying to make sense of your post...no luck and I'm only partially ignorant. The "wanted at the squares" and "not sit home and listen" is just lacking in connective thoughts.

They want music at the squares. You can do as you please at home without disturbing the neighbors. So please explain your post...thanks.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

trying to make sense of your post...no luck and I'm only partially ignorant. The "wanted at the squares" and "not sit home and listen" is just lacking in connective thoughts.

They want music at the squares. You can do as you please at home without disturbing the neighbors. So please explain your post...thanks.

The businesses at the squares pay for the entertainment. The entertainment attracts people to the squares who then spend money in the business. The businesses certainly do not want someone else transmitting the entertainment free to the internet. Hope this helps.

[stanley]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

The businesses at the squares pay for the entertainment. The entertainment attracts people to the squares who then spend money in the business. The businesses certainly do not want someone else transmitting the entertainment free to the internet. Hope this helps.

Do you really think less people would go to the squares and stay home and watch if there was sound with the video?

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

trying to make sense of your post...no luck and I'm only partially ignorant. The "wanted at the squares" and "not sit home and listen" is just lacking in connective thoughts.

They want music at the squares. You can do as you please at home without disturbing the neighbors. So please explain your post...thanks.

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[Surf Daddy]

Originally Posted by regalcat

Is it a legal issue that prevents the music from the squares being broadcast?

I hope the broadcast restrictions are royalty related. I manage the record company for an iconic, RRHoF band, so I am obviously sensitive to the subject. If someone is playing our music publicly, I think royalties should be paid.

The problem is that since music now seems to be a fungible product to everyone, the illegal use and distribution is rampant. Revenue streams for physical products and/or use for advertisements and commercials are not difficult to track. With all of the internet distribution possibilities, it gets much more difficult to track.

My personal opinion is that all of the cover bands playing our music in the squares should be paying royalties. A lot of people profit from it (the cover band, the bars on the squares, restaurants, etc.), but not the original artists/composers. The problem is that tracking and prosecuting would be a nightmare for everyone involved.

And don't get me started on the subject of people who buy our CD, take it home and rip it, and then return it claiming it was defective. That process costs me $5 and I am left with a CD that has no value.

All of this is stealing the intellectual property from the artist that created it. And no, we are not all zillionaires.

[Billy1]

Thank you, nothings free.

[kens613]

I believe there is $120k built in to the Sumter Ctny tax roll for entertainment in the square!!