Clubs turn to independent artists for music
Found on ABC News on Thursday, 15 October 2009
The move is part of a plan by the clubs industry to avoid higher music licence fees.
Clubs Australia has now announced a scheme to play and promote music by independent artists, instead of those registered with the PPCA, in a bid to avoid the higher fees.
A spokeswoman for the PPCA says the licence fees are set by the independent Copyright Tribunal, and she has described them as fair and reasonable.
Resonable? Well I don't know, but the new taxation is anything but that. A restaurant that pays $125 a year will end up paying $19,344 with the new plan. I hope many cafes and restaurants will drop PPCA registered music and play Indie instead. Not only would this move save them lots of money, but it would also give independent artists more audience.