Quote: A license is needed to play a radio within earshot of customers?
Any shop in Ireland, and even many buses (seriously!) have a sticker in the window saying something about music being licensed by IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation). Some of these (especially cafes, may be playing from their own CD player. Most are playing a radio.
When I was in Transition Year in school, I did my work experience in the local radio station. One thing they had to do was send a list off to IMRO of all the music snippets they'd used in broadcast advertisements over the past year. IMRO then passed the money on to the various copyright holders. That's how it works.
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Any shop in Ireland, and even many buses (seriously!) have a sticker in the window saying something about music being licensed by IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation). Some of these (especially cafes, may be playing from their own CD player. Most are playing a radio.
When I was in Transition Year in school, I did my work experience in the local radio station. One thing they had to do was send a list off to IMRO of all the music snippets they'd used in broadcast advertisements over the past year. IMRO then passed the money on to the various copyright holders. That's how it works.
TRiG.