[SML] Radio dramas over internet

[Richard Niederberg]

Dear Kristi,
The rights to use zoom (narrowcast) are at one level, the right to
broadcast is at another level, in most cases. Start with the Rightsholder
printed in the script and go from there. Just go on record of asking Samual
French, Dramatists,, et cetera, who to pay. You will not be the first
person to have asked  the question.It is more difficult to get the
Broadcast or Narrowcast Music Rights from  Tams-Widmark, etc. It is Grand
Rights in all cases; Public domain work is easier...
/s/ Richard

On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 8:11 AM Kristi R-C <misswisc at aol.com> wrote:

> Richard - (and asking in public because I bet a bunch of others want to
> know, too.)
>
> We know that to do a stage play (dramatico-musical work) you have to
> contract to pay royalties for Grand Rights to the author(s.) This is
> typically done through some rights administrator like Sam French,
> Tams-Witmark, Concord. And many authors have agreed to have a streaming
> version, some have even created a re-written version specifically for that
> purpose.
>
> What happens when that work is being performed via a streaming platform
> like Zoom?  Certainly the rights holder still deserves compensation in some
> way - are those small rights then? Doesn't seem to be mechanical rights
> unless you are recording the stream.
>
> What if you broadcast over the Radio -e.g. small town radio has the local
> HS cast of 4 in the studio to do a version of an old-time radio drama?
>
> Anything else you can teach us about the brave new world of copyright and
> Streaming?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kristi R-C
>


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/s/ Richard
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