MUSIC LICENSING PRACTICES OF PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 82-244cc FEBRUARY 23 AND 24, 1994 Serial No. 63 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-046287-8 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman DON EDWARDS, California BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER, Illinois MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida Hughes, Hon. William J., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, and chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Page Atsinger, Edward G., III, president and chief executive officer, Salem Commu- 209 Brooks, Leslie Gene, Ph.D., national executive director, American Choral Deion, John, owner, Last Call Saloon, Providence, RI, on behalf of the National Restaurant Association Gomez, Eduardo, president, KABQ Radio Station, on behalf of the American Gould, Morton, president emeritus, the American Society of Composers, Gregg, Guy, owner, the Publick House Restaurant, Chester, NJ, on behalf of the National Restaurant Association Jacobs, Jerald, attorney at law, on behalf of the American Society of Associa- Johnson, Joe, owner, Rod & Reel Tavern, Brigantine, NJ, and president, Atlantic County Chapter, New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association, on behalf of the National Licensed Beverage Association Leonard, Mike, owner, Greenbaum and Gilhooley's Restaurant, Wappinger Falls, NY, and executive vice president, United Restaurant, Hotel, Tavern Association of New York State, on behalf of the National Licensed Beverage Mayer, Bob C., general manager, Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, OK Meloy, Catherine A., general manager, WGMS Radio Station, on behalf of the National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee Pastor, Hon. Ed, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona 150 250 20 3 180 LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARINGS 213 Berenson, Marvin L., senior vice president and general counsel, Broadcast 78 |