Fact - This bill says that music, often a critical part of a bar s or restaurant s atmosphere, is not as important as peanuts, parsley, flowers, etc., which of course, every establishment pays for. Fact - The 1996 Congressional elections indicated that the American people want less government in their lives. This bill increases the role of government. Fact - The bill not only confiscates the intellectual property of songwriters, composers, and music publishers, but it will set a dangerous precedent that could trigger other special interests to attack the property of other artists, reporters, authors, graphic designers, photographers, etc. Fact - A national opinion poll by Yankelovich Partners for Mastercard reported that customers come to a restaurant not just to be fed, but for the ambiance.
Music is part of that ambiance.