It's the same called GEMA in Germany. Every restaurant etc. has to pay contributions in order to be allowed to play CDs or have live music with cover songs. But songs composed by yourself are free of course. But ADDITIONALLY, there is a compulsary old age insurance for musicians, which applies for the VENUES even if a musician only plays there ONCE. Crazy! These things destroy live music.

BTW, I even got a copyright note from BMI for my Roland-Integra version of a Johann Strauss waltz on Youtube, although it's public domain since the composer has been long dead; I objected and the claim was eliminated.