Small business owners want lower music licence fees following Melbourne bar's $200,000 fine - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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A month after a Melbourne bar was fined more than $200,000 for failing to pay the correct fees, music licensing bodies have dismissed a call from restaurant and cafes owners to lower the fees for using copyrighted music in their establishments.


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Governments all over the world are out of hand.  We need to actively work to change this.  And quick.

Its too funny ,try to.play music moderately.

Its a difficult one.The artists deserve rewards formtheif music but the license fees are so insanely high it makes it difficult for small businesess

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I like back ground music in stores as long as it’s not to loud and distracts from the conversatio. I know the artists need to be paid but the cost for small businesses is to high 

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