After being advised by a licensing organization to either purchase a license or turn off the music at the shop, a florist in Hawkes Bay, Newzealand had her music-listening habits shattered.
Francie Croy uses her phone to listen to music while working at her Waipukurau business. However, Onemusic, which charges a fee for licenses to play specific music in workplaces, contacted her in order to ensure that artists receive their royalties.
This includes music played on the phone while people are waiting, in a hair salon, on the background radio in the workplace, or thumping music on the factory floor. Everything that isn’t used for personal enjoyment has a price.
After failing to reply to an email from OneMusic, the florist told Radio Newzealand Checkpoint that she had received a phone call from the company.Croy said she was unaware that she might even be charged for playing music in her place of business.
