Music | October 17, 2009 | 4 comments

Australian Clubs Looking To Play Independent Music To Avoid Insane New Royalties

source: http://techdirt.com/articles/20091013/0205396505.shtml

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Mike_Johnston
From the story: We've been discussing how collections societies around the globe have been making a mad dash to get governments to tax more things or to simply massively expand existing collection taxes on music. One stunning example we gave was how the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) was pushing to increase fees by ridiculous amounts (in one example from $125/year to $19,344). Apparently, part of the setup is that clubs and restaurants have to pay a much higher per patron fee, and the number of patrons is based not on the actual number of patrons -- but on capacity. PPCA and others like them continue to insist that all of the value in a restaurant or club comes from the music, and thus those places should pay these extortionate rates, even if actual human beings don't come to fill up the place (so much for the music actually bringing in the crowds).

Mike's thoughts: Ok more money is good. Till it kills business. So many middlemen need to earn a living tho. Maybe the evolution of the entertainment business from the old mega corporation model to the new DIY model is revealing the fact that the corporations and their legions of hungry PR guys and such are no longer needed....
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4 comments // Australian Clubs Looking To Play Independent Music To Avoid Insane New Royalties

  • UndoInfluence
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      UndoInfluence  

    • As someone who worked in the restaurant industry for a number of years I can tell you that it truly is the music played very softly over one or two speakers in the dining room that bring people in and reservations have absolutely nothing to do with price points, service or food quality. This is why you will never ever possibly find a patron in a 5-star restaurant that doesn't barely audibly play music in its dining room...

      How vain can these people get? I understand it for clubs especially when many of them try to get out of paying royalties in many occasions but music is NOTHING compared to service and food. Seriously, save for a few gimmicky restaurants most would notice no drop in sales by simply switching off the music altogether.

      Clubs make a brand for themselves depending on what music they play, restaurants simply use it for random notes to fill awkward silences in conversations.

    • 2 years ago
  • bailey78
  • Preyproductionstv
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      Preyproductionstv  

    • This is the rudimentation of selfish CEO bitches, stealin while blinds be shut eyez resilient against the violence while, mfa's stifle their cries in gaffled silence. We be duct taping each and everyone of u, defenestratin ur asses from glass towers into harbour views..this is the new introduction of the Music game..so remember our name from the Introduction as we be the Real Street talkers, Rhymestayers...& Prey Productions be bigger than all of yah..'all

    • 2 years ago
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