BMI Correction

BMI is not "entitled" to $150,000 in fees when a song within the BMI repertoire is played publicly without a license.BMI did not request $150,000 for an infringed work in any of these cases. The $150,000 penalty referred to by TMZ is actually the maximum statutory amount that the copyright owner can recover per infringement as permitted within the U.S. Copyright Act. The article misrepresents what BMI stands for along with the collaboration between performers and songwriters. Not all performers are songwriters and many songwriters that BMI represents make their living from their BMI royalties.

Furthermore, this article falsely represents the collaboration between performers and songwriters. Not all artists and performers are songwriters. This article inaccurately lists more than 20 artists and misrepresents them, assuming that they are all creators of musical works.  The piece inaccurately suggests that these artists may be involved in litigation involving BMI. For more information please feel free to visit our licensing page at http://www.bmi.com/licensing/.