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: A: They do, but there is a minimum fee for seats under 50 which is between $300 - $400: A: ASCAP claims you must be licensed if you have any televisions in your business displaying broadcast TV. This is true for a cafe, dental office, tavern, or any other business with televisions.: A: ASCAP claims to have no cooperative relationship with BMI.Nine times out of ten these guys found you because you advertised on Facebook or on another popular Internet site. It is rare for them to make an onsite visit, although they do make onsite visits. Typically there is a warning process, however, you may be fined a crippling amount and legal defense is at your expense. Furthermore, these people are arrogant bullies and are actually difficult to deal with. They do not make the process easy and they are next to impossible to reach by telephone. They basically send you threats in the form of mail correspondence, email, and phone calls.Nine times out of ten these guys found you because you advertised on Facebook, MySpace, or on another popular Internet site. It is rare for them to make an onsite visit, although they do make onsite visits. Typically there is a warning process, however, you may be fined a crippling amount and legal defense is at your expense. Furthermore, these people are arrogant bullies and are actually difficult to deal with. They do not make the process easy and they are next to impossible to reach by telephone. They basically send you threats in the form of mail correspondence, email, and phone calls.So do the artists get the money? So little of it makes it down the pike to the artist it would make you turn red in anger. Mostly the money is absorbed by fat cats in a greedy copyright industry that sit at a desk all day and think of clever ways to rip off audiences, venues, and the artists themselves.So do the artists get the money? So little of it makes it [[down the pike]] to the artist it would make you turn red in anger. Mostly the money is absorbed by fat cats in a greedy copyright industry that sit at a desk all day and think of clever ways to rip off audiences, venues, and the artists themselves.