Hearing music in hair salon would cost you $$$

[atforum]

Canadian hair salons are being asked to pay for the right to play Canadian music in their businesses, said SOCAN, the umbrella group for Canadian music composers.

The performing rights organization for music in Canada has sent out notices to hair salons across the country, urging them to pay a licensing fee or face legal action.

The law has always required that barbers and hairdressers pay to play Canadian music in public, said Serge Boutros, a SOCAN customer operations manager.

"Hairdressers happen to utilise music quite frequently and so currently, we are targeting hairdressing salons to educate them on the fact that they do require a licence if they are using music," he told CBC News.

The licensing fee varies according to the size of the salon, with a minimum cost of $94 per year.

SOCAN says it approached dentists last year with the same request.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/07...socan0719.html

Time now to have tax on every hair cream being sold so they can pay to the music industry

[T-DOT]

What next? Shoe and clothing stores? Guess they should stick to radio.

[Siefer999]

What next? Shoe and clothing stores? Guess they should stick to radio.

many of those places already pay license fees. if its a big company, chances are that they pay and you just dont know it

[urban1]

Easy way around this is - stop playing Canadian music.

Serge Boutros, what will you collect when no one plays Canadian music?

The performing rights organization for music in Canada has sent out notices to hair salons across the country, urging them to pay a licensing fee or face legal action.

The law has always required that barbers and hairdressers pay to play Canadian music in public, said Serge Boutros, a SOCAN customer operations manager.

[ShadowVlican]

What next? Shoe and clothing stores? Guess they should stick to radio.

+1

[Frankie3s]

Easy way around this is - stop playing Canadian music.

Serge Boutros, what will you collect when no one plays Canadian music?

Much of the music being played isn't Canadian and I doubt that it will help. These guys collect the money whether it's Canadian or not.

[TN_]

Easy way around this is - stop playing Canadian music.

Serge Boutros, what will you collect when no one plays Canadian music?

SOCAN collects also on behalf of the US and international artists also, it would make no difference if it is canadian music or not. If they dont want to pay any fees they can always play radio