<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">How do they work with BMI? Do we have to pay both or does one cancel the other?<br><br><div dir="ltr">Thank you,<div>Mary Parham</div><div>Executive director</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 12, 2022, at 2:59 PM, Christine Hamner <director@route66mainstreet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Thank you, The word insurance was confusing at first. I appreciate the explanation. Donna<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 12, 2022, at 2:22 PM, David Cordle <presidentclevelandmainstreet@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>I know she said insurance but really ASCAP is a license not insurance. You are paying to use other people's music at your event, which is different than insurance. Even churches have to pay a fee to use the worship music they play each Sunday. If you broadcast or play other people's music at an event than you should have this license.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 9:29 AM Christine Hamner <<a href="mailto:director@route66mainstreet.org">director@route66mainstreet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">We are hosting our Annual PatriotFest in May. We have purchased event insurance for the day, does this suffice?<div><br></div><div>Donna Savage <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 11, 2022, at 2:03 PM, Tamara Nelson <<a href="mailto:Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Yes this is real. All businesses who broadcast music either in their restaurants, have live musicians at festivals, open mic nights, live music that play covers
must be insured.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.ascap.com/music-users?gclid=CjwKCAjwo8-SBhAlEiwAopc9W3dCsnpafUqV1Zgn0H3090z1FPKmVERgaKxncn_m3BqEOFhdPxcyEhoCw1MQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.ascap.com/music-users?gclid=CjwKCAjwo8-SBhAlEiwAopc9W3dCsnpafUqV1Zgn0H3090z1FPKmVERgaKxncn_m3BqEOFhdPxcyEhoCw1MQAvD_BwE</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Tamara Nelson | Oklahoma Main Street Center</span></b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Department of Commerce<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tamara.Nelson@okcommerce.gov</a></span></u><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">p. 405-815-5146 | c. 405-778-9321</span><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004d9a;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://okcommerce.gov/" title="https://okcommerce.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:#004d9a">okcommerce.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:#004d9a;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MainstreetManagers <<a href="mailto:mainstreetmanagers-bounces@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mainstreetmanagers-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hobart Mainstreet<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 11, 2022 1:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Main Street Managers <<a href="mailto:mainstreetmanagers@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mainstreetmanagers@lists.onenet.net</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is ASCAPfor music a real thing? They are wanting a yearly fee if we have music at events. [<u></u><u></u></p>
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