[Fmpro] CBS Sunday Morning

[Mark Northam]

If YouTube is considered streaming, ASCAP/BMI/SESAC should be screaming
about it. Instead, silence. Let the publishers and the labels make the
deals, I suppose, is the thinking.

Why aren't the PRO's way out in front of this stuff?  Why aren't we seeing
news stories about how the PROs are protecting their members and demanding
that all these streaming services either pay a download or face lawsuits?
Instead, we hear about some minor nightclub owner facing the wrath of ASCAP
over a few Bob Marley song and watch ASCAP spend what must be 100s of
thousands of dollars to prove that music with live vocals (Peter Myers') is
not actually a vocal performance. One must wonder who is setting the
priorities down at ASCAP, and that falls directly on the shoulders of Senior
Mgmt and the Board of Directors.

Compared to the losses to writers from downloads/streaming, no performance
royalties for movie theatres, the nightclub stuff is truly insignificant.

My guess: the publishers run the PROs, and if the publishers want to make a
special deal, they'll make sure the PROs remain waiting in the wings. If a
cause doesn't serve the interests of the publishers, the PROs sit on their
hands. Amazing. Only underscores the need for NEW board members at ASCAP to
start doing something other than the publishers' bidding.

Best,

Mark Northam




On 10/15/06 3:02 PM, "Les Hurdle" <leshurdle101 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
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