Concert to be charged fee after using music by performer Earl Okin – even though Okin says he does not want the money
A charity concert in aid of needy musicians starring Dame Evelyn Glennie and the BBC Radio 4 announcer Zeb Soanes has been hit by an “embarrassing” copyright row over six minutes of suggestive comedy jazz.
The organiser and conductor Rainer Hersch, a stalwart of the comedy music scene, said the move was “pretty shocking, especially given this concert and the beneficiary, Help Musicians, which is the backstop for freelance musicians in this country.” Okin, 76, who first recorded at Abbey Road in 1967, said the situation was embarrassing and he did not want the money. If he received it, he would send it on to the charity, he said.PRS collects royalties and distributes them to its members when their work is performed,It said it could not make an exception by waiving the charge but would ringfence the payment to Okin so he could choose to donate it to charity.
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