If you're going send a message, here's a sample letter. (Before -sending such a letter, please be sure that the venue where you saw -Happy Birthday performed is not ASCAP-licensed, as some -restaurants, nightclubs, etc., do have blanket ASCAP catalogue licenses -that might exempt patrons from copyright liability for singing during -dinner.) You'll want to modify yours to include correct details on the +
If you're going to send a message, here's a sample letter. (Before +sending such a letter, you should know that some restaurants, +nightclubs, etc., pay for blanket ASCAP catalogue licenses that might +exempt patrons from copyright liability for singing during dinner.) +You'll want to modify yours to include correct details on the infringement:
Dear ASCAP, -The copyright status of "Happy Birthday To You" and and the law +The copyright status of "Happy Birthday To You" and the law related to public performances of copyrighted works have recently been brought to my attention. I am very concerned by the public's apparent disregard for copyright law demonstrated by rampant infringement of