Re:Derivative Works? (Score 1)

Can't afford it is an understatement. My coffee shop barely makes enough to pay its own bills, and the owner works full-time elsewhere during the day, only to go to said shop for 6 hours every night. Even a small fee of a few hundred dollars would put us in serious financial trouble, if not cause us to close our doors. Yes, we have live music, yes, covers are played, and yes, the first piece of mail we recieve (if at all) from these dogs of the music industry will be met with laughter and a referral to a lawyer. This sort of behavior is bordering on extortion.