Florida Today reports that music licensing companies (ASCAP, BMI, etc.) are "stepping up" enforcement of copyright laws by going after coffee houses, bars, restaurants, etc. where musicians play covers of copyrighted songs. So, if you own a bar or coffee house and want to have your local guitar hero come and warble a few Jimmy Buffett tunes to entertain your customers, be ready to shell out the bucks first.
They report that a bar even received a bill from the licensing company that owns Hank Williams, Jr.'s "Are you ready for some football?" jingle, because it played Monday Night Football on t.v. sets in the bar. Instead of paying, the bar owner just turned down the volume when the opening song came on.
Gotta love the "free market" sometimes...
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