[cma-l] Proposed changes to Copyright Exemptions in respect of Music Licensing

[Ian Hickling]

Nick

I'd disagree with part of your proposition Nick and so will the 
Royalties Agencies.

Because you are a Not-for-Profit organisation doesn't mean you derive no 
benefit from playing copyright music.

They will say that you are capable of enhancing your income by 
increasing your audience by playing music and that audience then spends 
more with your advertisers and hence you can spend more before reaching 
your break-even point.

Hence your audience figures are relevant but there is no possible way of 
determining them of course!

Ian Hickling
Transplan UK

 > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:57:38 +0100
 > From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
 > To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
 > Subject: Re: [cma-l] [CMA members] Proposed changes to Copyright 
Exemptions in respect of Music Licensing
 >
 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 >
 > From: "Office - ccr-fm" <office at ccr-fm.co.uk>
 >
 > Dear Sir
 >
 > With reference to copyright.............our not-for-profit community 
radio
 > station does not have an issue with paying a small fee for
 > copyrights................what we do however have an issue with is the
 > bureaucracy that goes with it. We simply don't have the volunteers or 
staff
 > to constantly keep sending e-mails and letters full of survey figures.
 >
 > It should simply be that you pay your fee, and if 10 people are 
listening so
 > be it.............if 1,010 are listening then bully for all of us !
 >
 > The figures for a not for profit group are irrelevant as we are not 
making
 > money, profits, bonuses or shares out of those recordings.
 >
 > It's quite simple really, but as always in this Country we have to make
 > everything damn well difficult.
 >
 > Regards
 >
 > Nick Wright / Frustrated Station Co-ordinator
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
 > Subject: [CMA members] Proposed changes to Copyright Exemptions in
 > respect of Music Licensing
 >
 > Launch date: 1 July 2008
 > Closing date: 31 October 2008
 >
 > The Government is launching a new consultation in respect of certain
 > copyright exemptions which apply to playing recorded music in public.
 >
 > The Government is aware that some exemptions in the Copyright Designs
 > and Patents Act 1988 may not be working well in maintaining the
 > correct balance between the interests of music rights holders and
 > users. The sections to be reviewed are sections 67 and 72(1B)(a) and
 > paragraphs 15 and 18(1A)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Act. The Government
 > also proposes to repeal sections 128A and 128B which relate to the
 > operation of section 72.
 >
 > The exemptions principally allow not-for-profit and charitable
 > organisations, in certain specific circumstances, to play copyright
 > sound recordings in public without being required to pay a licence fee
 > for use of those sound recordings or the performances they contain.
 >
 > - Music Licensing Consultation Document PDF document:
 > http://tinyurl.com/5ozggj
 > - Music Licensing Consultation Document MS Word Document:
 > http://tinyurl.com/6cb65q
 >
 > To assist users who may have an interest in this issue but are not
 > familiar with copyright law there is a short form of the document
 > highlighting the main points:
 >
 > - Short form of Music Licensing Consultation Document PDF document:
 > http://tinyurl.com/5w7wh5
 > - Short form Music Licensing Consultation Document MS Word Document:
 > http://tinyurl.com/6jqcfk
 >
 > How to respond:
 >
 > The deadline for responses to this consultation is 31 October 2008.
 >
 > Comments may be sent by post, e-mail or fax to:
 >
 > Music Licensing Review
 > Copyright and Intellectual Property Enforcement Directorate
 > UK Intellectual Property Office
 > Concept House
 > Cardiff Road
 > Newport
 > NP10 8QQ
 >
 > E-mail: musiclicensingreview at ipo.gov.uk
 >
 > Fax: +44 (0)1633 814922