​We don’t have live music in our park, so we don’t need a license.
MYTH!
If you play recorded music for your guests, you need a music license. 
​But there are many ways to obtain a license that fits the needs of your park. 

The only way I can be licensed to play music is through an association. 
MYTH!
If you are only playing music in your camp store, club room or office you can utilize a music subscription service.  The business version of these services come with a license and is typically less costly than a standard license.
Your membership with an association may offer a discounted license for live music and recorded music, ie: karaoke, 80’s nights, luaus, special events but you can also go direct to the music organizations for a license.

A license is only required if we charge for the movie night. 
MYTH!
A license is required any time you show or provide a movie for public consumption.
A special event license is required if you charge for the movie. If the movie is a revenue stream – you could make the movie free and charge for food and beverage. ​​

Your membership with California Outdoor Hospitality Association comes packed full of valuable benefits, programs, and tools to keep your park operating at its greatest potential. One of the most useful advantages is that our association has negotiated discounts for our members with propane providers across the state. We have partnered up with Global Gas, Ferrellgas, and Suburban Propane to ensure our parks have access to the best rates and for those taking advantage, the savings have been massive. Switching to one of our propane partners or simply requesting the CalOHA member discount be applied to your current accounts could be the best business decision you make this summer!
 
Our members at Gold Strike Village made the choice to begin taking advantage of our membership discounts last fall and in less than 7 months they have saved an estimated $26K in propane costs! Bakersfield River Run requested that our member discount be applied to their current account and saved over $9K in their first year, without needing to switch carriers. The savings is that simple and could be a real game changer for your parks budget. 
 
Inflation has hit California hard, rates everywhere are climbing, and every day that you are not taking advantage of these discounted rates is money out the door. Your savings could cover your membership fees and more!

Contact the CalOHA office today for more information or to start saving! (530) 885-1624

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​During last Tuesdays ‘Coffee & Connections’ we got the opportunity to hear from Brian Novy, a representative of the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation to learn about licensing content and ask him our questions concerning copyright compliance to find out what our members need to know. In case you missed it, let us fill you in on the details. 

As our world evolves and technologies advance, visual media consumption has quickly gone from waiting for your show to come on one a few select channels or hunting down VHS tapes to countless streaming services with unlimited readily available content. 

With so much content out there, coming from so many different sources it can be difficult to keep track and make sure that everything you are putting out for public consumption gets properly credited back to its rightful owners.