Music Rights in Public Places

The Capitol Grille in Concord is being sued by music industry giant BMI for letting live performers play songs without paying for the right to use those tunes. We'll explore the specifics of the lawsuit with the Capitol Grille's Fred Fricker and BMI's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Marvin Berenson. We'll also talk with Exeter's Jon Hichborn. He tracks down unpaid royalties for artists around the world.

We'll also hear a snippet of a story by Joseph Mitchell. In his 1938 collection of stories called "My Ears Are Bent", the journalist and essayist described the working life of a ASCAP investigator in New York City. It's part of a longer story piece Mitchell wrote called "It's a Living".