I have a non-commercial photography and writing website (garrydelong.com). Yesterday I rec'd a letter and packet of contracts from BMI. It said that any music at all on my website would require me to complete and sign the contract and send them money. The contract seemed to say that even if I made no money, I had to pay BMI for each person that visited a page with music. The only music I have are a few short audio and/or video clips of some of the folk music and "coffeehouse" performances that my wife and I saw while on vacation with folksinger/writer Tom Lewis in England last summer. These clips are typically about 20 second or so long, only a small portion of each song. There are about 10 clips in an approx 20-30 page web presentation. Since this is a non-commercial site and I have very limited means, I suppose I'll have to remove all these clips. Any comments, suggestions or advice?
Garry DeLong
garrydelong.com