re: #130 dog philosopher

goddam ASCAP agents have put the scare into cafes around here that allow people like me to play in public

they are cracking down on playing copyrighted songs and threatening the management if they allow it without purchasing a license

im going thu my repertoire looking for songs copyrighted before 1923 that are copyright expired and so not controlled by ASCAP

Ugh. That sucks. What kind of music is it?

A buddy of mine is in a cover band and plays fairly regularly. Do the bars have to pay for the ASCAP/BMI licenses, or is the band responsible?

Given some of the bars, I highly doubt they’re paying.