Yes. When a song is played over the radio, there is a public performance of a musical composition. To publicly perform a musical composition, the user must obtain a license from the copyright owner or his representatives. Typically, in the United States, composers and music publishers are represented by one of the three performing rights societies: ASCAP (http://www.ascap.com) BMI (http://www.bmi.com )and SESAC (http://www.sesac.com).

A37 Yes, we can receive email through short wave radio. Yes, you do need a license to use the maritime channels and a separate license for HAM channels. The maritime email service costs a nominal fee, HAM email is free. We have chosen to use the maritime channel instead of HAM because HAM has content restrictions. See similar questions...

No. We don't sell music tracks by "popular" artists such as John Mellencamp, Dollie Parton, 50 Cent or any other artist or song you may have heard on the radio. All our music was composed by our on-staff composers and producers. To buy a license to use a music track from a mainstream popular artist is usually a lot more complicated, and a lot more expensive, than to license music from a music library such as ours. See similar questions...

A36. Christi and Eric both have general class licenses (see Contacting Us). But we do not spend much time on the HAM. If you want to contact us via HAM let us know the UTC time and frequency you want to try. See similar questions...

First of all, you're not using your hold time to your best advantage. Your callers on hold has an interest in your business, otherwise, they would not have called. You have a captive, interested audience. With the radio, it's possible they may hear an ad for a competitor...not just someone who's in direct competition with your business, but anyone who offers a product or service that competes with you for the limited dollars your caller may have to spend. See similar questions...

You would be breaking the law unless you acquire a license to rebroadcast the music. The law does not allow any unauthorized rebroadcast of radio music for the benefit of your business. You can find more information on this from the major licensing organizations such as ASCAP, SESAC and BMI. Also, your callers may not like your choice of radio stations. They might also be hearing your competitor’s ads, receive poor reception (static), and be subjected to annoying DJ's. See similar questions...

The Fair Use Policy of your organisation/institution or local performing rights societies will govern how you can use content that is in copyright. See similar questions...

Yes. The Public Performance Right is the exclusive right the U.S. Copyright Law gives to the creator of a musical work or other copyrighted material to authorize the use of the work in public. Performing rights licenses are required when businesses have live or recorded music playing. By reciprocal agreement, the foreign rights societies have granted BMI the right to license public performances. For additional information explaining public performance rights click here. See similar questions...

FRS Radios do not require a license, however GMRS radios require an FCC license. There is no test required but there is a license fee. To learn more, please call the FCC at 888-CALL-FCC or visit their website at www.fcc.gov See similar questions...

Many internet portals and subscription services has radio players with new age, jazz, and world music offerings. Search the internet and you'll be astounded how many!!! See similar questions...

Radio airplay of our music can be a challenge to hear. It is out there! Please write to us with the city in which you live. We’ll check our database and write you with any stations that play our music. Or better yet, call your local station and request your favorite Narada artist or album! Create a demand for the finest of listening experiences. There are some excellent online radio stations...check them out. (This is just the tip of the iceberg. See similar questions...

The PYRAMID BANDS specialize in "Dance" Music for all occasions. We perform music from the 1930's right thru to the 2000's. Our strength is Big Band Music, however we play a variety of the most popular styles of music - just look at our song list. See similar questions...

Yes. Anyone can listen to your music through the Opus Player, or as a podcast. However these songs are provided as 128kbs only, unless they are purchased, in which case they are provided for listening and download as 192kbs files. If you're willing to let users have your music for free, then everyone can listen and download them in 192kbs stereo. See similar questions...

I’ve never understood why anyone would want to know, but an astonishing number of people do. I listen to movie soundtracks, mostly historical epics like “Last of the Mohicans,” “Troy,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” I also listen to bagpipe music. And Yo-Yo Ma. Make of this what you will. See similar questions...

Licensing agreements for content are individual agreements with the any hard drive player manufacturers. As of July 1, 2005, there are no known agreements with any active karaoke music manufacturing company. If you consider purchasing any system with music produced by any other manufacturers, it is highly likely that the music has been illegally copied onto that hard drive. See similar questions...

Technically, no. But as a practical matter, there are only so many phone calls the National Weather Service can handle during a severe weather event. The non-ham Skywatcher Program is loaded with volunteers and not looking for new ones at this time. Scott, Ramsey and Isanti County have a non-ham Public Service Band Radio spotter service operating. They provided training and access to radios for volunteers. Contact your County Emergency Manager for more information on joining. See similar questions...

Why would you want to? Consider the following: Legally, you are required to pay licensing fees for the performing rights to organizations such as ASCAP and BMI. Also, radio play can inadvertently advertise your competition, drift out of tune, provide faulty reception and static, and cheapen your image. See similar questions...

Modern operating systems contain built in software to play mp3 files and most browsers support playing these files from within your 'internet window'. If you need other software there are may audio players that you can download for free from numerous download sites such as Version Tracker or Download.Com. We recommend iTunes software from Apple. See similar questions...