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About Andy Blatt
Expertise
Questions regarding transmitter engineering.
Experience
College radio: program director and general manager, WCMO, Marietta; WMRT, Marietta (OH); Announcer, WPAR; WIBZ, Parkersburg, WV; Announcer, newscaster, WMOA, Marietta and announcer, copywriter, newscaster at WVOS, Liberty, NY. Announcer, newscaster, WERA, Plainfield, NJ
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BA degree in Mass Media/Management (Radio?TV & Business) at Marietta College;
Courses in webpage dsign for the internet
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You are here: Experts > Industry > Broadcasting > Radio > Copyright laws
Expert: Andy Blatt
Date: 4/10/2008
Subject: Copyright laws
Question
My college is planning on airing a radio show. we would liketo use music off of some CD's we'e bought. for example i have a Toby Keith CD and would like to play some of his songs.I would like to know if we can or would that break the copyright laws.
Answer
No copyright laws would be violated per se. The music was produced to be aired and heard, but is your station a member of or contributor to one of the music-licensing agencies? By that, I mean do you play other music on a regular basis? Music that is not in the public domain? Ascap, BMI and SESAC all administer royalty payments for their clients that they represent. That's why when a group has a reunion, if not all former members particpate, the re-formed group is known as "the new (whatever)". The reason is that the royalties would be owed to all members or only all members of the re-formed group. If your station does not have a flat-rate, annual contract (to pay royalties) then you should or sign up for
a per-use contract. That is, that you pay royalties per play or each time you play a song (represented by one of the three music-licensing agencies).
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