[Fmpro] Google, YouTube Receive Regulatory Approvals

[Les Hurdle]

Sorry to those who have digests, but I will ultimately copy this email 
to many overseas.

Folks, please tell me I'm wrong.

Where in all of the language below is the right of the creator to 
receive due, accurate payment mentioned?
Where in any language that any one of us has with a PRO or a Publisher 
is the 'RIGHT TO KNOW' * established?

Without accurate tracking etc..........  just how will you be paid in 
the new business model[s] of the entertainment worlds electronic 
transfer of data future?

In the UK the word 'allotment' is the major force when it comes time to 
pay musicians their performers 'right'.
The Library music world has NEVER paid blanket license income to 
composers accurately......... more to the point in all cases.......

WHAT IS THE GROSS AMOUNT AT SOURCE?

Consider your 'right to know' attach that to not knowing what the gross 
amount at source is and what we have is 'rape'.

Les

* Allegedly the freedom of information act[s] do not cover such 
problems.......... what a surprise !

On Nov 7, 2006, at 4:48 AM, Dana from Serious Vanity Music wrote:

> Thought this would be of interest.  From digitalmusicnews.com:
>
> Google, YouTube Receive Regulatory Approvals
>
> Google has now received a regulatory green light for its acquisition of
> YouTube, a $1.65 billion all-stock purchase. The Federal Trade 
> Commission
> and US Department of Justice have both opted not to examine the buyout
> further, paving the way for a sealed deal. On November 2nd, the FTC 
> offered
> an "early termination," which signals a pass on further review. The
> regulatory formality comes at a noisy juncture for both parties, which 
> are
> now being circled by a number of major media companies. Just recently, 
> media
> giant Viacom demanded the removal of its content from YouTube, part of 
> a
> larger negotiation process.
>
> Others are also swirling, including Time Warner, NBC Universal, and 
> News
> Corp. Those heavyweights are all considering their next moves, which 
> could
> include legal action against a very deep-pocketed Google. Discussions 
> are
> now underway, and a recent Financial Times article pointed to tens of
> millions of dollars in upfront payments for the right to broadcast 
> content.
> Prior to the purchase, internet billionaire Mark Cuban called any 
> would-be
> buyer a "moron," while pointing to a litigious group of media owners.
> Meanwhile, major record labels Warner Music Group, Universal Music 
> Group,
> and Sony BMG have all entered into broad licensing contracts with 
> YouTube,
> though EMI has remained on the sidelines.
>
>
> Dana Detrick-Clark
> Serious Vanity Music
> http://www.seriousvanity.com

Also from digitalmusicnews.com, by the same writer:

Qtrax Continues Licensing March, Signs Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Qtrax, an ad-supported peer-to-peer, has just licensing the catalog of
Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Qtrax has not yet launched, though it has 
been
steadily announcing licensing agreements with a number of important
companies, including Warner Music Group, EMI Group, The Orchard, ASCAP, 
BMI,
and TVT Records. "Qtrax presents a unique and legitimate platform from 
which
our songs may be distributed as broadly as possible, while at the same 
time
securing potentially lucrative advertising dollars for our songwriters,"
said David Hockman, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV. The company is part 
of an
upcoming vanguard of advertising-based music services, a group that also
includes SpiralFrog. Qtrax, which is scheduled to launch early next 
year, is
owned by Brilliant Technologies.

Story by news analyst Alexandra Osorio.

Dana Detrick-Clark
Serious Vanity Music
http://www.seriousvanity.com
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