Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!AXLER%upenn-1100.csnet (Dont From: ll tell you later.)@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA> Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Copyright & Licenses Message-ID: <7127@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 22:19:52 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7127 Posted: Tue Jan 8 22:19:52 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 01:14:17 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 10 In my experience (as a DJ on a college radio station, and as a director of a non-profit folk club), the way the copyright and licensing laws are written, one does *not* have to get a BMI/ASCAP/CAPAC license if the organization using the music is (1) a registered non-profit organization and (2) is not using the music for fund-raising purposes. For most college radio stations on FM, this is the case, since their licenses are usually of the non-profit educational variety; however, many AM or carrier-current college stations are for-profit enterprises. They are liable for licensing fees. Dave Axler