<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>I'm wondering if there is a difference between bringing in a musician or group to play music vs. playing a CD or streaming music. The latter seems more like showing a movie, whereas the former seems more like having a drama play or a puppet show or something. Does anyone else see this difference, or am I creating one where none exist?</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>To you question, no, I have never considered purchasing a license to be able to play a CD in the background of a library program. We were going to start streaming Freegal at our Art Gallery openings, so I'm interested in hearing what the verdict is.</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><span style="font-family:'georgia' , serif;font-size:13pt"><em>Deb Hemmye (she, her, hers)</em></span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Library Director</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Huntington Woods Public Library</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">26415 Scotia Road</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Huntington Woods, MI 48070</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">248-543-9720, ext. 686</span></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Mary Harrison" <mary@colomapubliclibrary.net><br><b>To: </b>"Steven K. Bowers" <sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us>, "Steven Bowers" <sbowers@tln.org>, "Michlib-L" <michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:54:49 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] Public Playing of Music<br></div><div><br><style><!--
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--></style></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Is the event outside or inside the library? If outside, then there may be an issue with noise ordinances. If it’s inside, then that seems strange that the municipality is weighing in like that on a library program unless they are in the habit of providing the library’s legal advice. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Mary Jean Harrison</p><p class="MsoNormal">Director</p><p class="MsoNormal">Coloma Public Library</p><p class="MsoNormal">151 W. Center Street</p><p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 430</p><p class="MsoNormal">Coloma Michigan 49083</p><p class="MsoNormal">269-468-3431</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.colomapubliclibrary.net_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=3nR_nrDZUIsygn-74I75tFTrjO0K_eMWvKYuPdqqYbDTCtdaPgFHgdtDRGaKdze3&s=F6hI1WzASWpizuQ-PEBHJid7TCJr_0gcpd0HvUOR1xI&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:#0563c1"></span></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.colomapubliclibrary.net&d=DwQFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=3nR_nrDZUIsygn-74I75tFTrjO0K_eMWvKYuPdqqYbDTCtdaPgFHgdtDRGaKdze3&s=spDDvp4MeUdH0XO76h6eh7UpFM4ZS9gI79Enhz2tfeA&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.colomapubliclibrary.net</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.45pt;line-height:21pt"><i><span style="font-family:'constantia' , serif;color:#555555;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:15pt"><i><span style="font-family:'constantia' , serif;color:#555555;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">Timothy Healy</span></i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven K. Bowers via Michlib-l<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michlib-L <michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Public Playing of Music</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div id="zimbraEditorContainer"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Hello everyone,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">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=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=3nR_nrDZUIsygn-74I75tFTrjO0K_eMWvKYuPdqqYbDTCtdaPgFHgdtDRGaKdze3&s=rMTbhr0jxGdDj1esYYdZSXSC9LL6sXr4YD1XrVr04WA&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=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=3nR_nrDZUIsygn-74I75tFTrjO0K_eMWvKYuPdqqYbDTCtdaPgFHgdtDRGaKdze3&s=rMTbhr0jxGdDj1esYYdZSXSC9LL6sXr4YD1XrVr04WA&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://cloudcovermusic.com/music-licensing-guide/when-is-it-legal/</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Thanks for any feedback you may have. Time is of the essence!</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">-Steve</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">Steven K. Bowers<br>Executive Director<br>The Library Network<br>(248) 536-3100 x107<br><a href="mailto:sbowers@tln.lib.mi.us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">sbowers@tln.org</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.tln.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TLN.org</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">(he/him/his)</span></p></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>