We've been down this path before in a license debate thread a year or so back. I believe you'll find that DJ's are required by law to pay
ASCAP/BMI fees... but usually don't. If the DJ is personally charging admission or not has nothing to do with it. The DJ is getting paid to play music that someone else wrote and recorded for a public performance. That's way beyond the personal use rights you get when purchasing a CD.
The same is true for a theater using any recorded music as pre or post show or as part of the sound design for the performance itself. Do most theaters actually do it? No. But it's the law and you could get busted with a pretty steep fine if the ASCAP police start enforcing the law.
Oh yeah and your recorded sound effects also are covered by the same laws.
Back to the question. Anyone own any of the various collections?
No Grog. No radio station... and you're right they would be a great source for the stuff.
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