[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Regards the first part of your
> statement on paying royalties what about classical music stations,
> where a great deal of the music itself is in the public domain, owing
> to the age of the compositions, etc? PAT]
It is my understanding that unlike 'pop' stations classical radio stations must purchase the recordings. IANAL, but I think some ASCAP and BMI money may go indirectly to performers; BMI was founded I think in the wake of a musician's union strike which led to a several year recording embargo.
Then too many classical recordings on the market are made by Eastern European orchestras which wouldn't be in the ASCAP/BMI loop.
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