[pkeane]

BMI is not a record company. It is a performance rights organization. Lots of independent label artists have their work registered through BMI (myself included & I get checks quarterly from BMI). This seems crazy/greedy to me, though. How about if I put my work on a website (which I do -- free for listening or downloading)? I would hope that's not considered public performance.

[rprasad]

It is a public performance, which is within your rights to control as the copyright owner....unless you assigned copyright to BMI.