Thursday 30th November 2023
    Difficulty: Very easy

    Music royalties (Quiz #377)

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    1. Which of these Christmas songs earns the most in royalty payments every year?

    2. The UK's Performing Rights Society charges businesses that play music in the workplace in order to collect royalties on behalf of the artists. How much would an office with four employees have to pay, assuming that the music is not audible to customers or other visitors to the premises?

    3. The original Doctor Who theme music was written by composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. When Grainer heard the finished piece, he was so impressed that he said Derbyshire should receive a co-credit and 50% of the royalties. What did she actually receive?

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