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Jukebox license amnesty extended Jukebox owners and operators have been granted an additional two months to comply with the new jukebox licensing procedure administered by the Jukebox License Office. The joint announcement was made by the AMOA and the three performing rights organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. The amnesty period has, therefore, been extendedfromJune 1 to Aug. 1, 1990. No new copyright infringement lawsuits will be filed against any jukebox operator who submits two signed copies of the new license agreement, including the Schedule A, and a check for the appropriate license fee payable to the Jukebox License Office, by the new deadline of Aug. 1. Said AMOA's Doc Ringo, "We're pleased and encouraged with the positive response from the jukebox industry so far. We hope that this goodwill gesture by the performing rights organizations will encourage further compliance with the new jukebox licensing procedures.'' The greater the level of operator compliance, the lower the fees will be next year. It obviously, then , behooves everyone with a jukebox to do his or her part. Signed licenses and payments should be submitted to the Jukebox License Office , P.O. Box 5458, New York, NY 10185-0044. Jukebox operators with questions can call the office at (800) 955-5853. WICO buys Seeburg line WICO Distribution Corp. has purchased the rights to exclusively manufacture and distribute Seeburg 45 rpm phonograph parts and supplies. Initially, the majority of Seeburg parts will be stocked only in the Niles, Ill., distribution center. WICO will rely on customer demand to decide if recently discontinued items should be reinstated. According to a WICO spokesman, " This purchase ensures a ready supply of 45 rpm parts for Seeburg customers. ' ' For more information, contact WICO at (800) 323-0765 . Dollar coin survey S.O.S. Good Stuff president David Chazen (kneeling) with the Junior High School #56 chapter of Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement kids get " Good Stuff" In a continuing effort to involve the local community, S.O.S. Good Stuff Corp., a Long Island City, N .Y. -based stuffed toy manufacturer, recently played host to 30 12-year-old members of the Junior High School #56 chapter of Junior Achievement .. Company executives conducted a private tour of their new facilities and previewed S.O .S. Good Stuffs new product line, featuring •' Milkshake the Floppy Dog" and other unusual floppy styles. The students, all interested in business careers, peppered the toy executives with questions ranging from product develop12 PLAY METER/July 1990 ment to bankruptcies in the toy industry. They were treated afterward to a pizza and soda lunch. Upon leaving, the students were allowed to choose a Good Stuff plush animal of their choice. "We were pleased to be able to give Junior Achievement a chance to learn firsthand what the toy business is all about,'' said company president David Chazen. "Since everyone at S.O.S. Good Stuff loves to talk about their job, we feel the kids came away with the understanding that you can be serious in business while not losing your sense of fun.'' In late May , USA Today ran a " phone in your opinion'' survey of interest to the coin-op industry . The question was , ••Should we replace dollar bills with dollar coins?" Unfortunately, though , the poll was rather limited. Instead of printing results from a broad cross-section of respondents, the newspaper went with a six-person "man in the street" format. Not surprisingly, the votes were split. •'Other polls seem to indicate that the American people still aren 't ready to abandon the dollar bill," said Jim Benfield of The Coin Coalition, the lobbying organization behind the push for federal dollar coin legislation. •' But what's new? We're pressing forward . There are going to be further congressional hearings on the matter this summer."