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John Johnson jumped right over the question of public versus private. Is a Zoom performance that is open only to friends and family using a password a public performance?

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also Harry Fox is a good source

FAI - already did... and submitted it in advance as well.

For novices, could you define what PRO and UGC mean in that chat?

*Performing Rights Organization and User Generated Content

PRO is a Performance Rights Organization and UGC is User Generated Content.

PRO is a Performance Rights Organization and UGC is User Generated Content

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So if a venue has it’s ASCAP / BMI license already and want to do a one and done live stream concert they do not need to get any further licenses / permissions?

Do you need a synch license for each rebroadcast or and is it standardized in any way or does each publisher work differently?

So if the show has 20 different songs you have to approach each different publisher???

Concerning only One and Done concerts/ theatre productions I second the question that if this is so we do not need to get any further licenses/ permission?

Helen Welch - remember that SESAC is not part of the FAI House Concert agreement.

Hi Joe. I don’t know what FAI is? I’m an artist trying to help Presenters and myself do some ticketed live stream concerts.

Folk Alliance International

Helen Welch - sorry, I thought you were talking about the Folk Alliance deal with ASCAP and BMI. I think Allen Johnson may be speaking to independent artist right now about controlling their own music. If you have BMI and ASCAP license, and ONLY play music from those 2 PROS in one-and-done livestreams, it sounds like you're probably okay... don't quote me tho! I'm definitely still learning.

Hi Joe - I hope you’re right!!! LOL!! I think that’s as I understand it too. Thank you tho!

Here is the white paper from Folk Alliance International that Renee was referring to: https://folk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fai_copyright_2015_v1_1.pdf

Do I contact anyone if I'm streaming a one and done and people are paying for access to it if the venue has PRO License ?

Is there such a thing as a blanket sync license?

I hear a lot about people getting kicked off in the middle of livestreams; don’t know that it is actually “rare."

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On unions — don’t forget IATSE — stagehands typically exempt archival recording but are entitled to broadcast pay if it is used.

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Can someone confirm that PRO agreements are only necessary for songs with lyrics, and not for instrumental music?

If anyone needs a primer about licensing, I’d recommend Randall Wixen’s book: https://www.halleonard.com/product/301384/the-plain--simple-guide-to-music-publishing--4th-edition

PRIVATE versus PUBLIC????? no answers

Thank you APAC for putting this together!

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