Festive music comes at a price
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Sunday Times: Lifestyle
What the bloody hell is wrong with Singapore nowadays!? Every little single thing have to pay money! Is buying the original disc & then broadcast in the shop not enough, still have to pay a fee?! The "Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass), a non-profit organisation", we'll see about that if it is non-profit! It'd better be transparent about how it deals with the money collected, down to the very single cent. If not let's get ready for the sequel to the NKF saga, the Compass Saga.
4 Feb 2007
Copyright rules mean even small shops & eateries must pay up if they want to play CNY songs
PAY - if you want to play Chinese New Year songs in your shop, restuarant or hair salon.
This is even if you do so for a short period during the run-up to the celebration. That's the stand of the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass), a non-profit organisation which protects the copyright interests of composers, authors and publishers of musical works.
It collects, & distributes, royalities to them.
Compass spokesman Gerald Ng says a fee must be paid "whether they play music 2 weeks in a year during Chinese New Year or the whole year round".
An annual licence is required to broadcast music. Ansd the rule doesn't just apply to nightclubs or KTV lounges. It also affects all commercial outlets that play recorded music - even neighbourhood stores, coffee shops and hair salons.
The cost can range from $195 for a small eatery with 32 seats to about $16000 for a large mall with 20000 sq m of pedestrian space.
An operator of an average-sized coffee shop with 90 seats will have to pay $380, or risk a fine not exceeding $20000, a jail term of up to 2 years, or both.
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i think they're trying to make money off everyone 
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this is too much! might as well dun celebrate CNY!
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eh, who say u can quote ST article and put here?! SPH is coming to ask u to pay money liao.Originally posted by Spirit of Fire:What the bloody hell is wrong with Singapore nowadays!? Every little single thing have to pay money! Is buying the original disc & then broadcast in the shop not enough, still have to pay a fee?! The "Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass), a non-profit organisation", we'll see about that if it is non-profit! It'd better be transparent about how it deals with the money collected, down to the very single cent. If not let's get ready for the sequel to the NKF saga, the Compass Saga. 
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x2.Originally posted by ^tamago^:this is too much! might as well dun celebrate CNY!
Sooner or later, those small time gambling session with friends and family members during CNY will be deem as an illegal act and Singapore Pools insist that they must have a share.
When you go and visit friends or relative, when the house have five person or more, the police sees it as illegal gathering and everyone go drink kopi in mata chu. -
woo even better...
no more irritating tong tong chiang music....
and no wonder giant/VVC got someone to SING on sunday........ -
What if...the singer gets sued fr using those lyrics?Originally posted by missqi:woo even better...
no more irritating tong tong chiang music....
and no wonder giant/VVC got someone to SING on sunday........ -
yes, u need licences from PELC on top of that. or u can get a busking licence.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:What if...the singer gets sued fr using those lyrics? -
This latest rule is amazing!
I wonder what's next?
>> carbon-tax; for the production and sale of Bak Kua
>> red-ink usage; because almost everything is red in color
>> oranges import and sales tax; too much oranges import traffic coming in through port and by causeway
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Kaoz! Talk about micromanagement.
So how will they enforce this new rule? What about shops that are selling the CDs and playing the songs to advertise? -
good also in some ways... bloody CNY "music" is driving me nuts!
what next? CD shops cannot play the discs? -
CD shops will no longer let you test their cds before buying. Also good, puts an end to crappy christmas songs.
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&^$# it...
i'm downloading stuff -
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Smple, if the govt pushes us to the corner.
Then, don't listen, don't play and don't buy!!! -
Wonder if legislation will push this to home owners. Oops hope I didn't give them a good idea.
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how about those bengs that play music loud loud on MRTs? that can also be considered as 'broadcasting'.Originally posted by spinsugar:Kaoz! Talk about micromanagement.
So how will they enforce this new rule? What about shops that are selling the CDs and playing the songs to advertise? -
The same laws will soon be pushed to cyberspace.
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A non-profit organisation that we've never even heard of before - all bark no bite lah
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I would considered it as broadcasting. So make them pay!!Originally posted by ^tamago^:how about those bengs that play music loud loud on MRTs? that can also be considered as 'broadcasting'. 