[Scotswife]

These folks will also randomly select businesses...restaurants, gyms, retail stores - and see if they are playing the radio throughout the business.
If they are, then the extortion of the business owner begins.

[jpsb]

Yup I own a little bar and every now and then would hire a band as a treat for my customers. Until I got threatening letters about the band playing copywrigthed music. Why sue me? I'm not violating any copyrights? Sue the band, not me. LOL, does not work that way, musicians are mostly broke so the suits go after owners, strictly for the cash. I don't do live music any more. The entire entertainment industry is collapsing, due to the greed of the suits.

[ConservativeByChoice]

These folks will also randomly select businesses...restaurants, gyms, retail stores - and see if they are playing the radio throughout the business. If they are, then the extortion of the business owner begins.

We quit playing the radio in the public areas of our business because of this potential extortion. We also switched to NOAA weather radio, in place of music on hold. I have enough paperwork, license fees, and regulations to deal with. No need to expose myself to more.