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Re: Anyone play music in your store?? Mar 20, 2008 12:32 PM
I think I mentioned this in another post, but you need a blanket license from each performance rights agency for this, and you can contact a rep directly to get a quote.
I'm not sure that the fee individual restaurants or retail stores pay would really tell you anything. I know that when they "program" and play the music themselves, the annual fee may run from a few dollars to several thousand -- because the agencies each have more than a hundred different rates they charge based on literally dozens of factors (hours of operation, square footage, number of patrons, seating capacity, the source of the music such as CD/Internet/live, when music is played, whether or not food or alcohol is served, whether or not there's dancing . . .).
Music programming services always secure blanket licenses for the music they provide -- it's the main reason a retailer contracts with the service in the first place (to be in compliance with the law without having to log/track everything they play and pay all the fees themselves).
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
