Tresóna Multimedia, one of the industry's most trusted partners to music publishers for licensing scholastic, community and professional organizations, has filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint against the UK-based company Pre-Cleared Ltd. (d/b/a ClickNClear (CNC)) for deceptive trade practices in the U.S. that it claims erodes the trust in the marketplace that it has built over the last decade and a half.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tresóna Multimedia, one of the industry's most trusted partners to music publishers for licensing scholastic, community and professional organizations, has filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint against the UK-based company Pre-Cleared Ltd. (d/b/a ClickNClear (CNC)) for deceptive trade practices in the U.S. that it claims erodes the trust in the marketplace that it has built over the last decade and a half.
Specifically, the company says that CNC has unfairly deceived schoolteachers, directors of nonprofit ensembles, and Olympic athletes by marketing music licenses that are either not recognized in the Copyright Act or not necessary under the particular facts and circumstances, notably:
- CNC falsely claims that American consumers are required to obtain permission to "practice alone" to music.
- CNC falsely claims that American consumers are required to obtain permission to "set choreography to" musical works.
- CNC falsely claims that American consumers require public performance licensing, even if the venues or event organizers have already obtained public performance licensing or the performance is exempt under US copyright laws.
- CNC falsely claims its standard "End User License Agreement" includes public performance, "choreography," and "practice permissions," even though it does not.
"The process for securing the proper licenses for music can be perplexing even for an experienced professional, let alone teachers and community leaders who want to do the right thing and ensure the music they are using is properly licensed," said Jann-Michael Greenburg, President of Tresóna. "CNC's marketing practices are confusing at best and, at worst, unethical. CNC's conduct makes it much more difficult for us and other good actors in the space to convey actual copyright licensing obligations to schools and nonprofits. We will continue to fight for music publishers and songwriters to ensure they are properly paid for use of their works in educational and community spaces throughout the United States".
The complete FTC complaint can be accessed HERE.
About Tresóna
Founded in 2009 and underpinned by a proprietary technology stack, Tresóna is a trusted partner to music publishers and songwriters around the world who seek to efficiently license their works to scholastic, community and professional organizations. Similarly, scholastic, community and professional organizations rely upon Tresóna to ensure that they properly license copyrighted musical works for use in performances and recordings. Tresóna helps these same organizations distribute the recordings and videos of their musical performances. More information can be found at www.tresonamusic.com.
Media Contact
John Vlautin, Tresóna Multimedia, 1 818-763-9800, [email protected], https://www.tresonamusic.com
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