[Deptheads] NO to the Band in the LARP

[Mark K Hyman]

One thing to note regarding a band:   Live music of copyrighted material 
played at a convention requires us to pay a licensing fee.  We're 
regularly bugged by ASCAP for these fees.  We don't normally have live 
(or pre-recorded) music at our cons so it doesn't matter.

The only way we should allow the band is if they play their own music or 
music that isn't copyrighted (such as old, classical music). If they're 
playing covers or interpretations of existing music then it's a 
violation since this would be a public performance during a paid 
admission convention.

Since a band will add so little to our convention experience for almost 
all involved, I say no way Jose.  They'd have to do some fast talking to 
show that it's relevent and important enough for the LARP AND guarantee 
that it is original music.

Mark.



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On 1/26/2011 9:21 AM, Tim wrote:
> LARPS are in Santa Maria, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa. If you are going 
> to do a band, you should put it in Santa Maria.
>
> Ryan, I don't know how the rooms were set up last time so if you have 
> requests I need them by Friday.
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 1/25/2011 9:19 PM, Ryan McMullan wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Frank Perkins would like to have a band play as part of his vampire 
>> LARP. Not having run events at the Sheraton, I'm not sure how 
>> reasonable it is (from a space perspective or a hotel permission 
>> perspective) to have a band in the rooms Tim has in mind for the 
>> LARP. So I guess two questions:
>> 1) Can Frank bring a band for the LARP?
>> 2) If so, what room should it be in?
>>
>> Ryan
>
>
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