The Gazette 1992

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1992

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• Tax Incentives

• Opp. Four Courts

• No Rates

• 1,500 - 9,600

• Secure Multi-Storey Car Park

I R I SH MU S I C R I GHTS O R G A N I S A T I ON

15 Herbert Street, Dublin 2. Phone: 6)4844. Fax: 763125

Registered in Dublin number

133321

Serving the music

industry in Ireland

All business people in tune with the laws of copyright know that before they can use music to enhance the ambience of

their places of business (e.g., hotels restaurants, supermarkets, dance halls, and internal telephone "HOLD" music) they

must first obtain a licence from the Irish Music Rights Organisation, (cf. Copyright Act 1963)

This step is not merely the negative one of avoiding prosecution. By doing so they, in effect, employ IMRO to act on

their behalf in determining the origin and status of any music performed publicly by them as a business aid and allocat-

ing royalties accordingly. So, as well as representing the "consumers" of music IMRO also serves the "Producers", i.e.,

composers, lyric writers, and music publishers.

Thus, through these basic services

IMRO brings harmony to the marketplace

At a very modest cost.

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