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The venue needs a license from the performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP and BMI.
To perform it, you would need a performing right, which comes from a performing rights organization such as ASCAP or BMI, and is usually handled by the venue. To record it, you would need a mechanical license, which is most frequently obtained through the Harry Fox Agency. When all is said and done, you still would have no rights to the song; you would just have a license to use it.
You would need to go directly to each organization for a license. Application can typically be made online at the links below.
Generally you would want to get a license rather than attempting to buy the rights outright. Where you get it from depends on the type of material; music, for example, is typically licensed through performing rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.
Yes, you do since music and songs will be publicly performed in your venue. This does not have anything to do with the city, but rather with the songwriters and Performing Rights Organizations.
They are the only performing rights organizations in the US; there are many more worldwide. It benefits everyone to have as few performing rights organizations as is reasonably possible. Songwriters benefit by having a large collective bargaining position, and licensees benefit by being able to select from hundreds of thousands of tunes under one blanket license. If there were more PROs--say, if each publisher handled their own performing rights--broadcasters and performance venues would need to make agreements with each one individually. The paperwork and fees would be unbearable.
Performing rights societies act as clearinghouses for performance rights on behalf of many copyright owners. As a rightsholder, a performing rights society helps you negotiate performance licenses and collect fees; they may also work to connect you with potential licensees.
You would need a license from a performing rights organization. In the US, most works are handled by ASCAP or BMI.
Contact the copyright holder and ask for a license. The quickest way to find the copyright holder is through the performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI. Both PRO's websites have extensive information on this topic.
If music is played at your venue, either live or recorded, you may need a license from one or more performing rights societies. ASCAP, for example, offers a "Restaurants, Taverns, Nightclubs and Similar Establishments" license allowing performance of their catalog.
You need a license from the jurisdiction that is performing the marriage. You do not need a state license in addition to that.
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