Florist told to turn off in store music or pay a fee

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A Hawkes Bay florist has had her music listening habits nipped in the bud. Francie Croy listens to tunes on her phone while she works at her Waipukurau store. The florist was contacted by a music licensing organisation and told to turn the music off at the flower shop or buy a licence. The fee comes from OneMusic, which issues licences for certain music to be played in a commercial setting, so artists get their royalties. That includes music played while people are on hold on the phone, at a hairdressing salon, music radio in the background at the office or thumping tunes on the factory floor, there is a cost to anything outside of personal use. E-Central Flowers owner Francie Croy spoke to Lisa Owen.