OK, I've done a lot of research on this and can reassure everyone that we're not going to close down Aural Moon over this. It's too much information to relate at this point, but I am now a genius in regards to public performance copyrights and digital transmission of said content.
The short story is that SESAC has a different business model than ASCAP and BMI, which results in exorbitant fees for very little content. The converse is true with ASCAP and BMI.
For now, Alan Parsons and Mannheim are gone. But the rest of the Aural Moon library should stay mostly intact.
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