<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>We have always had musicians come to our library and I have never heard of or acquired a license for these events.</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><img src="cid:7eaac9493a8a9adb27ec6ebb830832b2183f5a3d@zimbra" data-mce-src="https://webmail.tln.org/home/tnatzke@franklin.lib.mi.us/Briefcase/Email signature TN (1).png" width="530" height="265" doc="Briefcase/Email signature TN (1).png"></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Michlib-L" <michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:38:12 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Public Playing of Music<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000" class="4"><div>Hello everyone,</div><br><div>I am hoping someone has a quick and easy answer. We have a library with an event this Saturday and they intend to play music publicly. There municipality has just informed them that they need a license to so so, similar to showing a public movie. It was the library's understanding that as a non-profit they did not have to have a license since it is a free event and they are not profiting from using the music.</div><br><div>The library was looking at this site: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cloudcovermusic.com_music-2Dlicensing-2Dguide_when-2Dis-2Dit-2Dlegal_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=LeC8jtnLlnxgx2dOP7MIIWU2DGABgHM_IOQbPe8xHt_OAkPxdx6rMERxJ6nU81Cy&s=G2Ap_bc7bk7-iiIo4gNSSZ2AhAwWlvmJTueF38E0HLY&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cloudcovermusic.com_music-2Dlicensing-2Dguide_when-2Dis-2Dit-2Dlegal_&d=DwQFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=LeC8jtnLlnxgx2dOP7MIIWU2DGABgHM_IOQbPe8xHt_OAkPxdx6rMERxJ6nU81Cy&s=G2Ap_bc7bk7-iiIo4gNSSZ2AhAwWlvmJTueF38E0HLY&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://cloudcovermusic.com/music-licensing-guide/when-is-it-legal/</a></div><br><div>So, my question, do all of you assume you can play music at events without a license, or do you get the license? The library is fine to do the latter but doesn't want to get a license if it is unnecessary.</div><br><div>Thanks for any feedback you may have. Time is of the essence!</div><br><div>Sincerely,</div><br><div>-Steve</div><br><br><div><div>Steven K. Bowers<br>Executive Director<br>The Library Network<br><a href="tel:(248) 536-3100">(248) 536-3100</a> x107<br><a href="mailto:sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sbowers@tln.org</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.tln.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TLN.org</a></div><div>(he/him/his)<br></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Michlib-l mailing list<br>Michlib-l@mcls.org<br>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail3.mcls.org_mailman_listinfo_michlib-2Dl&d=DwICAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=e6sAxXCJmykY2k1UijXWkmTzAl96Vq907WIJ-Knaxek&m=LeC8jtnLlnxgx2dOP7MIIWU2DGABgHM_IOQbPe8xHt_OAkPxdx6rMERxJ6nU81Cy&s=xNxt3YTujgJS3obRXCYISj7iVs4S9A5kuxGxz2Gzu6U&e=<br></div></div></body></html>