The annual fees that ASCAP charges if you're a venue owner is the capacity of the venue x $3.33. So say you have a 150 person capacity bar, (which is small) you would have to pay $499.50 A YEAR (150 x 3.33)! Bars can make that much money in a couple hours! Just pay the nominal ASCAP fee for your establishment and enjoy being able to have cover bands and industry music played publicly. This bar owner is an idiot and a cheapskate and should have just payed the ASCAP annual fees to avoid the whole thing.
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Everyone saying ASCAP is greedy is a bunch of idiots
The annual fees that ASCAP charges if you're a venue owner is the capacity of the venue x $3.33. So say you have a 150 person capacity bar, (which is small) you would have to pay $499.50 A YEAR (150 x 3.33)! Bars can make that much money in a couple hours! Just pay the nominal ASCAP fee for your establishment and enjoy being able to have cover bands and industry music played publicly. This bar owner is an idiot and a cheapskate and should have just payed the ASCAP annual fees to avoid the whole thing.