The growth of streaming has transformed the music licensing landscape, leading to multiple Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) demanding fees from establishments for playing music. Businesses voice concerns over skyrocketing costs, with many questioning the feasibility of playing music at all. The Copyright Office is investigating the practices and structure of PROs amid complaints from small businesses about their overwhelming nature and opacity. A joint letter from these businesses indicates their willingness to pay but asserts the current system has become unsustainable and burdensome, raising significant challenges for public music performance.
Small businesses from across the country wrote to the Copyright Office highlighting that while they are willing to pay for music, the current system is unfair and untenable.
With streaming, a multitude of songs must be licensed, making it more complicated for small businesses as every track played in public incurs a royalty fee.
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