Post #1 · Posted at 2015-02-05 05:20:33am 9.1 years ago
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I apologize for possibly posting this in a non relevant section of the forums, but now on to the bad news. The owner of Arcade Odyssey in Miami, FL recently got a letter from them, below is a summary.
"I thought this might be of interest to all arcade owners out there, I just got a rather interesting email from ASCAP - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS - basically they are arguing that I cannot have a dancing game, pinball or any arcade machine that plays any music from any artist listed in their huge repertoire without paying them a royalty per year....
I have reached out to stern and Andamiro since those were 2 that he had mentioned to see what their legal depts. come back with...I will keep all of you posted since it looks like a witch hunt may be developing and I expect many other arcades will begin to receive similar letters shortly..."
source http://arcadeheroes.com/2015/02/03/elaut-usa-jersey-jack-pinball-court-ascap-targeting-arcade-venues/
"I thought this might be of interest to all arcade owners out there, I just got a rather interesting email from ASCAP - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS - basically they are arguing that I cannot have a dancing game, pinball or any arcade machine that plays any music from any artist listed in their huge repertoire without paying them a royalty per year....
I have reached out to stern and Andamiro since those were 2 that he had mentioned to see what their legal depts. come back with...I will keep all of you posted since it looks like a witch hunt may be developing and I expect many other arcades will begin to receive similar letters shortly..."
source http://arcadeheroes.com/2015/02/03/elaut-usa-jersey-jack-pinball-court-ascap-targeting-arcade-venues/
Post #2 · Posted at 2015-02-05 05:31:31am 9.1 years ago
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Oh god, not this again...Man the ASCAP is really trying to "Double Dip" hard on this! I hope Ricky can resolve this soon, I enjoy Arcade Odyssey too much to see this get screwed up.//
Post #3 · Posted at 2015-02-05 06:47:53am 9.1 years ago
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I've heard of another arcade getting a letter like this. If an artiest agrees to have his/her music in an arcade game, then its for public use. With that being said ASCAP doesn't really have much of a fight here. It's likely them trying to scare people because of the music industry making less money.
Post #4 · Posted at 2015-02-05 03:15:22pm 9.1 years ago
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Quote: Pandemonium X
I've heard of another arcade getting a letter like this. If an artiest agrees to have his/her music in an arcade game, then its for public use. With that being said ASCAP doesn't really have much of a fight here. It's likely them trying to scare people because of the music industry making less money.
Not always. The developer needs 3 licenses per song - Public Performance, Publishing, and the third one completely escapes me right now. In this case, ASCAP is going for the public performance license.
Post #5 · Posted at 2015-02-05 03:55:30pm 9.1 years ago
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I don't understand why they are targeting such a dead industry. What a bunch if ass caps.
Post #6 · Posted at 2015-02-05 11:13:46pm 9.1 years ago
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How long before they start going after people who don't use headphones/earbuds to listen to music? I mean, they're letting others listen for free!