[Fmpro] AFM Union Threatens $50k Fines Against Composers and other AFM Members for Seattle Recording

[Scott Healy]

I love the talk show interviews with the celebs:

So, whatcha been up to?

Oh I just got back from TORONTO where I was FILMING A MOVIE with JOE
SCHMOE A LIST DIRECTOR.

Oh that's great! Who else is in it?


...and so on. You think they go to Prague and Toronto for the weather?
No, to save $$!! ...the dirty secret that's never mentioned. Have you
been to Toronto lately? (lovely city) First I believe it was North
Carolina, not because it was NON UNION but because there were tax breaks
etc (right)....but now....all bets are off. What about post production
packages that are farmed out to hopped-up bands of roving youths on
their networked G5 imacs, the music editor is dropping in stuff left and
right, no contracts are filed...I got one in my building in NY....MOST
OF CABLE TV IS NOT SIGNATORY TO AFOFM...what about JINGLE FINALS BEING
RECORDED IN EUROPE...!! They should be going after the studios, the ad
houses, networks, etc, not the musicians. I can't believe what I'm
reading. Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: fmpro-bounces+scotty=bluedogmusic.com at nxport.com
[mailto:fmpro-bounces+scotty=bluedogmusic.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Chase
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:15 PM
To: fmpro at nxport.com
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] AFM Union Threatens $50k Fines Against Composers
and other AFM Members for Seattle Recording

Hello, I'm Jim, nun-union composer:

I got on this one late.
  Mark Northram's original fmpro link will be forwarded to [Motter 
Snell, President, Seattle AFM local 76-493], and to the Seattle Times 
[desk editor name, position] with Mark Northram's permission.

Information for the AFM local 76-493

http://www.local76-493.org/

Glad to help,
rjchase,
Seattle.

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