With all of the new recommendations regarding pre-game music and copyright infringement laws, what are other schools doing for pre-game? Are you all just saying heck with it, and still playing music, having the band play more, or just not having any music during warm ups?
Pre-Game Music
- Thread starter huskersox86
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Just play the music, kids like it and if the music is legally downloaded it should be able to be played
There's a lot more to it, but generally speaking, if you're playing music for a large group you have to buy a license to play it. Even the band has to pay a license for the sheet music that they're playing. An iTunes download is meant for your own personal use.
That's just crazy to me. We are talking about warm up music at high school sports contests. There's no profit being made off of the music. Just another money grab by some idiotic lawyers. We were told even Pandora, which streams for free on the internet for anybody to listen to whenever they want, would require a license to use.
Who were you told by? Like did the school receive a cease and desist letter from someone? Or is the administration just that strict about following every last rule? I had not heard that about playing Pandora, which is a radio station. Would a team need to get permission from the local radio station to then play that over the sound system?
Not that I'm advocating for blatantly breaking copyright laws but...maybe schools just roll the dice and wait for an artist/label to actually come after them? *sheepishly look from side to side*
Based on the research I did, yes, playing the radio like that for a large audience should require a license. I'm no lawyer, but the way I read it was that iTunes, a CD, radio, a tape, a vinyl record, etc. are all licensed for individual use only.
I'd be wary of rolling the dice. I'm aware of a local school that was hit for a four-figure fine for using a stock photo on their website for a "don't text and drive" type article.