[Fmpro] CBS Sunday Morning

[Les Hurdle]

Don't know how many of you good folk get up early on a Sunday morning, 
but for me the prog.  'Sunday Morning' today was of interest.

So, Google buys YOUTUBE for about $1.6B.
Glossed over was the fact CBS, Sony, BMG have worked out licensing 
deals with 'YOUTUBE".. why only mention those three???

Seriously, how will you be paid for the movie clip or tv show with your 
music in it, how about the song?
Is YOUTUBE a broadcast, a stream, a download, a hybrid right.......... 
something new?

How will that expensive Watermark, Mediaguide, Shazam process work for 
you [snigger]?

Just suppose YOUTUBE is to be the way of the future, allegedly one of 
the vids has been downloaded [they used the D word] 30 million times, 
hmmmmm they know this, does you PRO know, your publisher?

Who will tell CBS et al the music they licensed was yours?????

How will CBS et al know who to pay out of the license money they 
receive?

How about in your neck of the woods, not just the USA?

I am I getting this all wrong, as some political folk on this list 
accused me of 10 years ago re downloads and publishers who cream off 
the mechanical royalty..............  watch out for those rosy WFH 
deals !!!

LesH