CERTIFIED MAIL. LETTER C We have not had any reply to our letters dated___ _and_. Copies of our letters are enclosed. Nor have we heard from you in connection with our representative's call(s) at your establishment on.. (and... ·---). A report has been submitted to us indicating that infringing performances of our members' copyrighted musical works are being given at your premises. Unless you promptly secure our license, or individual licenses from our respective members, it will be necessary to take appropriate legal measures under the U.S. Copyright Law for infringing performances. Although you failed to furnish the information requested in the application blank previously submitted to you, we are giving you another opportunity to obtain our license. We have prepared a form of application and license agreement based on our information as to your operating policy. This license agreement ---and provides for rate of $annually, in accordance with the rate schedule applicable to your establishment, taking into consideration the following factors: commences on.. If your operating policy conforms to the description set forth above, and you plan to continue the use of our members' works and wish to secure our license, please sign and return the enclosed forms of application and license agreement within 5 days from the receipt of this letter, together with payment of $_ to cover license fees for the quarterly period from... Cordially yours, _to_ AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, CERTIFIED MAIL. By.... District Manager. LETTER D We have had no reply to our letters of... our representative Mr. and... On.. called on you to explain the service offered by our Society and the means available to you to secure a license or licenses to perform copyrighted music publicly for profit at your establishment. Despite our many letters and visits in which you were advised of the necessity of a license to perform copyrighted music publicly for profit, performances of works of our members are occurring at your establishment. Specifically, such infringing performances of the copyrighted musical works of our members occurred ...between the hours of... ____and....... on If you wish to adjust this matter amicably please advise us by return mailor have your attorney do so. Otherwise, the matter will be referred to the firm of... the U.S. Copyright Law. for appropriate legal action under AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS Very truly yours, By.. District Manager. STUDY NO. 24 REMEDIES OTHER THAN DAMAGES FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY WILLIAM S. STRAUSS March 1959 |