I'll start by stating that I already know that this is not the place to get legal advice. Having said that, I am asking what kind of permission one needs to show a school or church program on a community access channel.
In my internet search on this subject I found this text taken from the Sacramento Community Access channel:
http://www.ci.west-sacramento.ca.us/community/cable/rules.cfm
7.2 The City of West Sacramento understands that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) are negotiating nationwide licensing arrangements with the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) for performances of their members' musical compositions on local originations by cable television systems. Due to the fact that Charter Communications is a member of the NCTA, and that ASCAP and BMI are not enforcing their members' rights with respect to such performances during the period of these negotiations, the following procedures will be undertaken until the city of West Sacramento informs users of any changes in the above situation.
7.3 All users may include music licensed by ASCAP or BMI in n their programs without previously making special arrangements with ASCAP or BMI.
7.4 Appropriate acknowledgement should be given in the credits to the musical compositions licensed by ASCAP or BMI which are included in the users' programs.
Many schools have a a/v department that tapes school concerts (along with sporting events) and shows them on the local community access channel. In our area, the local access channel plays a radio station behind the local announcements. I'm assuming (perhaps wrongly) that they have the BMI or ASCAP license mentioned above. Would that same license cover the showing of a concert?
Thanks for your help.
Chris
In my internet search on this subject I found this text taken from the Sacramento Community Access channel:
http://www.ci.west-sacramento.ca.us/community/cable/rules.cfm
7.2 The City of West Sacramento understands that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) are negotiating nationwide licensing arrangements with the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) for performances of their members' musical compositions on local originations by cable television systems. Due to the fact that Charter Communications is a member of the NCTA, and that ASCAP and BMI are not enforcing their members' rights with respect to such performances during the period of these negotiations, the following procedures will be undertaken until the city of West Sacramento informs users of any changes in the above situation.
7.3 All users may include music licensed by ASCAP or BMI in n their programs without previously making special arrangements with ASCAP or BMI.
7.4 Appropriate acknowledgement should be given in the credits to the musical compositions licensed by ASCAP or BMI which are included in the users' programs.
Many schools have a a/v department that tapes school concerts (along with sporting events) and shows them on the local community access channel. In our area, the local access channel plays a radio station behind the local announcements. I'm assuming (perhaps wrongly) that they have the BMI or ASCAP license mentioned above. Would that same license cover the showing of a concert?
Thanks for your help.
Chris