GEN: Copyright laws

[Clay and Jan Cole <rccole@TEXHOMA.NET>]

As I picked up my daughter from her ballet class tonight her teacher came to
me with a question.  She has purchased CD's to use in class that are for
classroom use only, and a statement on the back of the CD that says no
liscense needed for classroom use.  This year she has gotten  letters from 3
companies stating that she must pay a fee to them for music used in class.
The companies are SESAC,  ASCAP, and BMI and the fees that they are charging
range from $45.  to $72.

The teacher has called the state attorney general and didn't get a clear
answer.  Since the CD's are for classroom use and she only uses them for
classroom use should she pay the fees?  If so, should she pay each company
or just one?  When she asked which artist or music company they represented
they answered "thousands."  Is this a scam?

Jan Cole
SLIS student
University of Oklahoma
rccole@texhoma.net

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