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Important information
- Additional Info:Businesses that use music in public places such as restaurants, nightclubs, discos, retail stores, health clubs, amusement parks and many other establishments may be contacted by BMI as an attempt to properly license the business for music performance per US Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code, Sec. 101 et seq). Should a user refuse to enter into a BMI music performance agreement but continues to publicly perform BMI-licensed music without permission, BMI will enforce the public performance right through a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
Overview
BBB Accredited Since: 4/9/1965
Years in Business: 85
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About This Business
Products and Services
A business which wants to use copyrighted music signs a contract with BMI and becomes a licensee. It can then make an unlimited number of "nondramatic performances" of any BMI music without having to keep records as to the actual music played. Fees charged by BMI to a business depend upon the size of the business. Otherwise, in order to abide by the US copyright law, a business owner would have to negotiate with individual copyright holders to use their music in a place of business.
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB of Middle Tennessee
- BBB File Opened:
- 5/23/1963
- Business Started:
- 1/1/1940
- Business Started Locally:
- 1/1/1940
- Business Incorporated:
- 1/1/1939
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Alternate Names:
- Broadcast Music Incorporated
- Business Management:
- Ms. Pamela Williams, Vice President
Additional Contact Information
- Principal Contacts
- Ms. Pamela Williams, Vice President
- Customer Contacts
- Mr. Michael O'Neill, CEO
- Mr. Stuart Rosen, Senior Vice President
- Mr. Bruce Esworthy, CFO
- Mr. Michael Steinberg, Executive Vice President
- Mr. Kevin Fogarty, Director
- Ms. Pamela Williams, Vice President
- Additional Phone Numbers
- Other Phone: (615) 401-2000
- Other Phone: (800) 955-5853
- Other Phone: (877) 264-2139
- Other Phone: (888) 689-5264
- Additional Email Addresses
- Primary:
- Additional Websites
- Website 1
Additional Information
- Business Categories
- License Services, Music Publishing Companies
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