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RESTON, VA (February 17): The International Cemetery and Funeral Association (ICFA) is gratified to learn of a major policy shift by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) regarding access to the NFDA volume discount music license deal. ICFA has long been of the opinion that access to a music license should be affordable and available to all businesses in a free market environment.
According to ICFA President Patrick Downey, CCE, vice president, sales and marketing, Palm Cemeteries and Mortuaries, Las Vegas, Nevada: "The ICFA has been gratified at the strong support for our own music licensing program unveiled this past December. We are pleased that our program has served as an apparent catalyst for the NFDA to change its longstanding policy of tying the music license availability to full NFDA membership, and offer a separate music licensing option."
Downey continued: "However, the availability of the NFDA license appears to be limited to members of various industry trade groups, and would specifically exclude many industry businesses. ICFA's Music License Membership is available to any funeral home or cemetery in the U.S. for only $238 and no additional fees. This is still, by far, the least expensive music licensing option available in the industry because it is not contingent on membership in any other organization."
ICFA's Music License Membership offers a group of benefits in addition to the music license with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. These benefits include discounted registration fees for ICFA educational programs, access to the online ICFA Network Forum, and a free subscription to the 'ICFA Wireless' biweekly newsletter. More information on ICFA Music License Membership is available online at www.icfa.org/music.
According to Downey, "One of the motivating factors in the creation of ICFA's Music License Membership last December was the consistent negative feedback within the industry regarding limited access to a discounted music license. As one industry member put it, 'You should not have to buy the cow just to get some milk.' Members expect their national trade associations to work together to negotiate the best music license agreement possible. We are pleased to see NFDA join ICFA in this effort."
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