[Huck]

Not all of them. I get paid $200 a WEEK to play in a very small bar. I don't know the square footage, but it's got about 12 bar stools and maybe 7 tables. But as long as they keep drinking and having fun, they keep having me back. It aint out of the goodness of their hearts.

[kingu]

Not all of them. I get paid $200 a WEEK to play in a very small bar.

Does that bar pay the license fees for the music you play? Do they have an ASCAP sticker on their door (along with one from BMI and SESEC) or do you restrict your playing to just ASCAP licensed songs?

And you keep saying it is the bar owner's responsibility to pay the license fee - doesn't that fly in the face of the topic of the article which states that software is to blame for the actions of the end users who are downloading songs in violation of copyright?

[jpsb]

"12 bar stools and maybe 7 tables"

I can assure you I know what I am talking about and I can assure you the bar is not paying license fees and I can further assure you the bar is losing money the nights you play. they take the lose cause they like your music and they want to keep some "energy" at the bar. They think overall it will help the business.