Performing rights societies act as clearinghouses for performance rights on behalf of many copyright owners. As a rightsholder, a performing rights society helps you negotiate performance licenses and collect fees; they may also work to connect you with potential licensees.
The venue needs a license from the performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP and BMI.
To perform it, you would need a performing right, which comes from a performing rights organization such as ASCAP or BMI, and is usually handled by the venue. To record it, you would need a mechanical license, which is most frequently obtained through the Harry Fox Agency. When all is said and done, you still would have no rights to the song; you would just have a license to use it.
As it is still running on B'day, the rights are unavailable as of now.
They are the only performing rights organizations in the US; there are many more worldwide. It benefits everyone to have as few performing rights organizations as is reasonably possible. Songwriters benefit by having a large collective bargaining position, and licensees benefit by being able to select from hundreds of thousands of tunes under one blanket license. If there were more PROs--say, if each publisher handled their own performing rights--broadcasters and performance venues would need to make agreements with each one individually. The paperwork and fees would be unbearable.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide have took over from Samuel French.
Performance rights are generally handled by the performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI.
Both their publishers and their performing rights organization help protect their rights.
Yes, you do since music and songs will be publicly performed in your venue. This does not have anything to do with the city, but rather with the songwriters and Performing Rights Organizations.
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You would need a license from a performing rights organization. In the US, most works are handled by ASCAP or BMI.
MTI (Musical Theatre International) currently holds the rights to Legally Blonde the Musical. mtishows.com