07-01-2010 @ 19:05
The fee paid to the music industry by French public establishments that play recorded music will be significantly raised from Feb. 1, 2010, a government-led commission has ruled.
The Jan. 5 ruling covers establishments such as bars, restaurants and shops but not nightclubs, which have a separate agreement.
Neighboring rights licensing fees are collected by umbrella group SPRE and then distributed to artists and record labels through their respective collecting societies: Spedidam and Adam...