[Jewelry making - Article 01198] - [Orchid] Music at my Booth

[Edith Schneider]

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    My question maybe a weired one, but I want to ask it anyway. I do a
    lot of retail shows, indoor and outdoor, and sometimes I would like
    to have a little background music in my booth. Here my concern: are
    there any fees I have to pay if I play somebody's music? In Germany
    you have to pay GEMA fees for each song you play at a public place,
    a show or an event. GEMA is ("Gesellschaft fur musikalische Auff
    Chrungs- und mechanische Vervielfltigungsrechte") responsible for
    musical performance and mechanic reproduction rights. You have to get
    a permission first and pay for everything (and it is not cheap!). If
    you play music without getting the permission you get in big trouble
    and such. Is there such thing here in the US? 

    Happy New Year everybody, 

Edith
Edith Schneider Jewelry
P.O.Box 52001
Palo Alto, CA 94303
es AT edithschneider.com
www.edithschneider.com
(650) 813 9755

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