Announcing Support for ASCAP/BMI/SESAC for Paid Public Performance Licenses

Announcing Support for ASCAP/BMI/SESAC for Paid Public Performance Licenses

ROYAL OAK, MI, Feb. 19th, 2011 -- Digital Jukebox Technologies, LLC. has recently entered into agreements with all three U.S. based Performing Rights Organizations: ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, authorizing the use of JukeANator digital jukebox software for public performances of music consistent with the terms of their licensing requirements. This is very significant because, since 2007, jukebox operators/bar owners with JukeANator digital jukeboxes have not been able to use a Jukebox License Office (JLO) agreement in order to have the permission to play music in public settings.

In other words, current U.S./Puerto Rico customers of JukeANator commercial now have a viable path to having legitimate digital jukeboxes and no longer need to be concerned about investigations concerning the use of "rogue digital jukeboxes", where operators are violating U.S. copyright law in one of two aspects:

Unauthorized duplication/distribution of music (i.e. making copies of music onto multiple hard drives) with the proper mechanical rights
Unauthorized public performances of music by either attempting to use a JLO license, having ASCAP/BMI/SESAC licensing without acknowledgement of their digital jukebox or having no paid public performance licensing at all.

It is strongly urged for all U.S./Puerto Rico customers of JukeANator commercial to either upgrade to the new "ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode" of JukeANator or discontinue use of JukeANator, lest they be subject to heavy penalties for violation of copyright law.

New Features in JukeANator related to "ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode":

ASCAP/BMI/SESAC License Info Screen
Database for tracking song plays by quarter
Automatic license key provisioning new Jukebox installations
Automatic "extend code" provisioning for ASCAP mode installations
Automatic copyright information retrieval from Amazon.com
Automatic song ISRC retrieval from MusicBrainz
Enhanced song metadata extraction for proper Amazon/MusicBrainz automatic web service lookups
CD/Song properties editor for manual editing of publisher/copyright info, artist/song names, song ISRC and ASCAP T-Code
Automatic quarterly song usage report submission (partial example here)

Other New Features in JukeANator compatible with public Jukebox operation:

Web based interface for browsing/searching/queuing songs (any AJAX enabled PC-based or smartphone-based web browser)
Multiple song formats and song players supported with dynamic song player switching for:
- .MP3
- .WAV
- .FLAC
- .WMA (including DRM encrypted songs)
- .AAC/.M4P/.MP4 (including DRM encrypted songs)
Multiple screen resolutions supported and aspect ratios supported
User-selected switching between English and Spanish button
Full keystroke mapping support (for use with jukeboxes that do not employ touch screens)
Ability to disable/hide display of various screens/buttons
Automatic cover art extraction from songs embedded with cover art (e.g. iTunes)
CD Properties Editor for editing all aspects of a CD:
- Amazon Cover Art Search
- Metadata (such as publisher, release date, explicit lyrics search through Amazon
- ID3 Song Tag Editor
- Song renamer (based on the %A - %N - %T pattern)
Enhanced Duplicate Song Finder
Ehnanced Song Search Algorithm
Full Keyboard Mapping support for all on-screen buttons (except for the onscreen keyboard)
Ability to show/hide Search/Popular/Style screens
Show Queued Song Dialog feature (read only list that patrons/guests see)
Enhanced Playlist load feature (with built in search for arbitrary lists of songs/CDs)
"Genre-less" display with A-Z artist slider bar

NOTE: JukeANator has other new features, such as support for dual displays/videos/karaoke, but require separate permission for use in commercial/public settings

Pricing and Upgrade Options

If you have purchased license(s) for JukeANator commercial in 2011, you are eligible for a free upgrade to ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode, but the yearly subscription/processing rates apply)

JukeANator Upgrade Pricing: (from previous versions of JukeANator Commercial)

Number of Licenses:	Upgrade Price:	Payment Option(s):
1-5	$50 per license
6-10	$35 per license
more than 10	$20 per license

JukeANator New Purchase Pricing: (for JukeANator Commercial ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode)

Number of Licenses:	Initial Purchase of JukeANator and 1 year Paid Public Performance Licensing to ASCAP/BMI/SESAC	Initial Purchase of JukeANator only (You are responsible for paying ASCAP/BMI/SESAC directly for Paid Public Performance Licensing)
1-5	$549 per license	$399 per license
6-10	$449 per license	$299 per license
more than 10	$349 per license	$199 per license

ASCAP/BMI/SESAC License + JukeANator ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode Yearly Subscription Pricing: (includes cost of separate ASCAP, BMI and SESAC licenses) This option is for for customers who do not already have separate accounts with ASCAP/BMI/SESAC (i.e. you need to make ASCAP/BMI/SESAC payments through DJT, submit 4 quarterly usage reports and a yearly subscription/processing fee. -- to aggregate song usage statistics, submit to ASCAP and BMI, per their licensing requirements, on behalf of all jukeboxes for all customers and submit payments to ASCAP/BMI/SESAC on behalf of all customers for all jukeboxes)

Number of Licenses:	Subscription Price:	Payment Option(s):
First jukebox	$275 per jukebox per year
Each additional jukebox	$150 per jukebox per year

JukeANator ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Mode Yearly Subscription Pricing ONLY: This option is for customers who already have separate ASCAP/BMI/SESAC accounts (in this case, you need to apply for your own digital jukebox licensing and add the jukebox to your account) For this scenario, you need to submit the four quarterly song usage reports to Digital Jukebox Technologies, LLC and pay a minimal processing fee for handling these reports and generating new year license keys.

Number of Licenses:	Subscription Price:	Payment Option(s):
1-5	$40 per license
6-10	$20 per license
more than 10	$10 per license

CONTACT:
         DIGITAL JUKEBOX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
         https://www.jukeanator.com
         Tom Myers, Owner/Operator
         tmyers1 "at" yahoo.com
         (313) 319-8105
         325 E. Seventh St. 
         Royal Oak, MI 48067

         ASCAP
         http://www.ascap.com
         (800) 910-7346 ext. #87
         PO Box 331608-7515
         Nashville, TN 37203-9998

         BMI
         http://www.bmi.com
         Teresa A. Stafford-Scherer, Senior Director, Licensing-Key Accounts
         TScherer "at" BMI.com
         (615) 401-2000         
         10 Music Square East
         Nashville, TN 37203-4399
 
         SESAC
         Curtis Hall, Music Licensing Specialist
         chall "at" sesac.com
         http://www.sesac.com
         (615) 320-0055
         55 Music Square East
         Nashville, TN 37203

About JukeANator Digital Jukebox Software
JukeANator is next generation digital jukebox software that allows you to easily navigate and play any song in your music library. It has the look and feel of a bar-style CD jukebox and can be used, for example, in a custom cabinet with a touch-screen in your game room, or on your desktop as the most easy-to-use MP3 Jukebox application, right along side your other applications. With the commercial version and a bill acceptor, operators/owners have an attractive and flexible alternative to the expensive high-profile commercial digital jukeboxes on the market. It can be used for custom built Digital Jukeboxes, retrofit/upgrade of existing audio CD jukeboxes or conversion of existing digital jukeboxes.