WHEREAS, the virtual orchestra machine is designed for the sole purpose of eliminating live music in order to reap greater profits for producers and presenters of musical theatre and other musical events; and

WHEREAS, the use of the virtual orchestra machine to replace live musicians is an abomination, and a threat to the art of live musical performance; and

WHEREAS, all musicians and music lovers deplore the machine’s use in all venues for any purpose; and

WHEREAS, there are those whose love of money and hatred of unions lead them to welcome this machine and seek to promote the widespread use thereof; and

WHEREAS, in the last year and a half AFM Local 802 has waged an enormously successful campaign in the New York City area in achieving contracts with music presenters and music venues which contain specific prohibitions against the use of virtual orchestra machines; and

WHEREAS, legal challenges on the validity of such contracts have been dismissed, and such contractual prohibitions have been found to be valid and enforceable by the National Labor Relations Board;