When asked if Wixen was in dispute with the BBC, she said: “If we were, I wouldn’t be able to tell you.” She said the artists had all wished to withdraw from MCPS of their own accord, and that Wixen had set up its own licensing body to cater for them. Naomi Asher, president of Wixen UK, told the Guardian that Neil Young had in fact withdrawn from MCPS in 2002, followed by the Doors in 2006 and Journey in 2013. Sharandall was set up by Wixen Music, another publishing firm, two years ago. The BBC email says the four acts are represented by one publisher, Sharandall Music, though Raitt is not in fact signed to it. However, “please note that the BBC’s blankets cover a huge range of music so consider is the use really essential?” If the music is “editorially essential”, producers should contact their commissioning editor, who will then liaise with the BBC’s copyright department. Tracks by Skrillex/Chase & Status You can NOT use clips which include any compositions by these composers You can NOT use tracks which include samples of these compositions e.g. You can NOT put performances using these compositions on line. You can NOT use tracks by these composers whether they are originals or covers.
You can NOT use tracks by these composers on the radio and/or online.
In the meantime, the BBC has issued the following instruction with immediate effect: This applies, according to the email, “whether played out in a DJ-led music programme, or used in a speech-based programme”. That means the BBC has no means of paying the artists for broadcast of their music, and so it cannot play their music without breaching copyright.
The BBC’s legal department has emailed staff and independent producers telling them that the four acts have withdrawn from the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS).
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